Job Description

30 hours per week (27.5 hours Learning Support Assistant in the classroom/2.5 hours lunchtime support), 5 days a week, term time only plus 2 non-pupil days

Actual Gross Annual Salary £11,589.34 - £12,222.78

We wish to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to support teaching and learning at Shalford Primary School. The role will include some 1:1 work with a child in Key Stage 2. There is also a requirement to support our children in the dining hall and recreational activities at lunchtime - half an hour each day.

We are a small school where teamwork and a 'can do' attitude is essential.

As the successful candidate, you will need to have a patient, positive and kind attitude, with excellent communication skills and a genuine love of working with children. Working as part of a very busy team, you will need to be calm, flexible and dedicated.

The successful candidate will receive training from the teaching and learning team.

If you have any queries regarding the role or you would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Mrs Penney, Headteacher on 01371 850336.

CHANGE Schools Partnership and the academies within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and all staff posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

We reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above, if sufficient applications received. We therefore advise that you submit your completed online application form as soon as possible.

Message from Stuart Ellis, Chief Executive Officer

CHANGE Schools Partnership is an organisation founded upon a common vision of partnership and a belief that, if we 'aim high' we can 'change lives'.

Children and their learning come first. We want our staff to be highly skilled and well equipped to deliver a programme of learning that challenges and excites young minds. Most of all, we want everyone in the 'Partnership' to want to be the very best they can. Every member of staff, from every area of school, is provided, with an opportunity to grow and be a special part of our organisation.

Information about the School

Shalford Primary is a friendly, half-form entry school that puts the education and wellbeing of our children at the centre of everything we do. Our teaching develops effective knowledge, skills and attributes that enable the children to be confident, responsible and compassionate whilst developing a respect for humankind and the world in which we live. We want every child to have the core skills of literacy and mathematics mastered and learn through a rich and creative curriculum that encompasses science, technologies, humanities and the arts. In addition, we have a range of enrichment activities delivered through the children's personalised timetables to enhance the children's learning experiences.

The school caters for children from 4 to 11 years old and has been in the village of Shalford since 1874.