1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

Role linked to an individual pupil with an Education Health and Care Plan

17½ hours per week (Monday - Friday 11.45am - 15.15pm)

Local Government Scale 3, Point 5 FTE £23500. 2023 pay award pending.

Are you passionate about supporting children emotionally and academically? If so, we would love you to join our team! We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work with a pupil with additional needs within our small, friendly school.

We are looking for an empathetic, confident practitioner who can:

· Supervise play/learning and check understanding of activities

· Create a careful balance of providing support and providing opportunities to work/play independently

· Provide access to visual aids and concrete learning resources to support learning

· Help express needs and wishes

· Use strategies such as core boards/Makaton signs and individual visuals

· Facilitate involvement and participation in cooperative play

· Use the TEACCH approach to support learning

· Work closely with the class teacher to ensure planning, differentiation and feedback are shared daily

· Deliver specified programmes of intervention

· Support physical transitions

· Meet changing and medical needs.

We can offer the right candidate:

· The opportunity to be part of a hardworking, professional staff team

· The chance to make a significant impact on the life of a child

· A supportive leadership team and Governing Board

· A commitment to improvement and an openness to new ideas

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.