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Learning Support Assistant (full-time)
Required As Soon As Possible
The post is 39 weeks - this is term time plus 5 inset days , working hours 8:40am - 3:30pm Mon - Fri (with 1hr unpaid lunch break)
29.10 paid hours per week. Scale 3. Actual Annual Gross Salary inc outer fringe £18058.23
Join Our Team - Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
We are seeking a caring, patient and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to support a child in our Reception class who has complex communication needs. The successful candidate will help promote the child's learning, communication and social development under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCo.
This post is fixed term and will continue for as long as the child attends the school and their funding remains in place. As the child moves through the school, the successful applicant will continue to provide support in their new year group.
Experience of supporting children with communication or additional needs would be an advantage, but training will be provided for the right candidate.
If you are nurturing, positive and committed to helping every child achieve their potential, we would love to hear from you.
What We Offer:
- Truly wonderful children with excellent behaviour and a love of learning
- A professional, fun-loving, and supportive staff team
- A unique, broad, and balanced curriculum underpinned by strong values and ethos
- Opportunities to grow professionally and develop your skills
- A forward-thinking school that embraces innovation and prides itself on being different
What We're Looking For:
- A high standard of English and Maths
- Someone who is friendly, adaptable, approachable, and has a good sense of humour
- Willingness to work with children aged 4-11, including those with special educational needs
- A positive attitude towards outdoor learning, whatever the weather!
- A readiness to provide intimate care if required
- Availability to attend occasional after-school training sessions (in lieu of INSET days)
If you're ready to make a difference and be part of something special, we'd love to receive your application.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Mark Jepson, our Deputy Headteacher and SENDCo.
To find our more about us please visit our website www.westhorndon.essex.sch.uk and follow us on X @westhorndonprim
Applications will be considered as they are received and so early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw the advert should a suitable candidate become available.
Information about the School
West Horndon Primary School is a welcoming, warm and friendly one form entry local authority primary school. We are located just outside Brentwood in Essex. We also have a 20 pupil Enhanced Provision for children with speech and language difficulties.
We are committed to recruitment procedures which safeguard children.