Job Description

Experienced Learning Support Assistant 27.5 hours - fixed term to July 26 with the possibility of extending.

Start date: asap

Essex Pay Scale 2, Pt 4/5 (depending on experience)

Mersea Island School is a large, friendly and well-respected primary school with a strong ethos of team work. It occupies a special position at the heart of a unique island community. Our latest Ofsted inspection outcome was 'Good' and the school received a very strong inspection report.

This is a great opportunity for a committed candidate to join our 2-form entry primary school team. Your role will be to work with individual pupils and groups to support the learning in class, under the direction of the class teacher. Experience of SEND is essential.

The successful candidate will:

· Be able to enthuse and inspire children

· Be fully committed to our schools' vision and values

· Have high expectations for the children and themselves

· Be able to work as part of a team, sharing excellent practice and learning from others

· Have good written, verbal and numeracy skills

· Be committed to working in partnership with staff, parents and children

· Have experience of working with SEND pupils

We reserve the right to close the process early if we have a large number of applications.

For further details, please contact the school office: office@merseaschool.org. We welcome visits to our school

Information about the School

Mersea Island School currently has 380 pupils aged 2-11, this includes a nursery with capacity for up to 48 children. It is the only school on the island, serving a closely knit community. The school is located on Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex and close to Colchester. The area surrounding the school in the town of West Mersea is semi-rural. The island is famous for its oyster cultivation and traditional fishing boats, and has a history of sailing. Pupils derive from a very mixed social background, and many of the pupils have parents and grandparents who attended the school.