Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

Band: B (3) point 10-16 salary £24,004 - £26,545

Actual salary: £15,329- £16,952

Hours: 27.5 hours per week (8:45 - 3:15 daily)

Term time only 38 weeks per year (44.8 weeks per year paid)

Abbots Hall Primary Academy is looking to appoint an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about working with children.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join a dynamic, successful, growing team. At Abbots Hall, we believe in providing a well-rounded education which ensures all our children are academically, socially and emotionally prepared for their own unique journey.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and ambitious individual who believes in the potential of every child and who will be committed to the School's ethos of high expectations and mutual respect.

We are looking for someone who:

· Has been educated to at least GCSE level in English and Maths and if possible hold additional qualifications/experience with working with

children

· Has a patient and positive attitude

· Is able to build strong relationships with adults and children

The successful candidate will be required to:

· Work under the guidance of a teacher - planning and preparing lessons/learning activities and to deliver these in either a subject specialism or

key stage to a whole class/with a small group of pupils and on a one to one basis

· Work alongside a child as part of 1:1 supervision

· Work alongside lunchtime supervisors to provide care for children at lunch.

· Take some responsibility for the reporting and progress of pupils in accordance with the schools assessment policy

· Communicate effectively with parents/carers and colleagues

· Undertake training as required

· Keep up-to-date with changes in education relevant to your role

· Work in collaboration with other colleagues.

The Governing Board of Abbots Hall Primary Academy is committed to:

· Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of children and young people;

· Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and

positively valued;

· Promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with

different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share this commitment.

Information about the School

Abbots Hall is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive primary academy, where we nurture and celebrate the achievements of all of our children. In April 2016, we were judged good by Ofsted and now we are looking to move towards outstanding.

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.