Job Introduction
Job Details
Contract and Salary: Permanent, Hampshire Grade C, LSA 2 Role Profile 02131
Working Hours: 22.5 per week (8:30am to 1:00pm), 40 weeks per year
We have an exciting opportunity for someone with learning support skills and experience to join our dedicated team of LSAs in supporting the learning, wellbeing and development of children in one of the classes of our large Church of England junior school from September.
We would like to recruit a new LSA to join our successful junior school team as a permanent member of staff. At our school, an LSA supports each class every morning and we have one Senior LSA (HLTA) in each year team to lead the LSA team. Our class-based LSAs work in partnership with the teacher in their class to promote learning, wellbeing and growth for every child. Our LSAs support assessment for learning strategies and work flexibly with different groups of children within their class to help them engage with class learning and make progress. In addition, our LSAs provide both planned and responsive one-to-one and small group support for children’s additional learning needs and to promote their wellbeing.
The National Curriculum embraces a ‘Whatever it takes’ approach and our LSAs establish strong working relationships with the teachers and children in the class they support to effectively enable every child to be successful. Our Class LSAs also support the children in their class at lunchtimes to help make this an enjoyable and safe part of the day.
The class LSA role at our school is a very rewarding one and involves working at Hampshire’s LSA 2 level which is reflected in the ‘C’ pay scale. Our vacancy is within our team of permanent LSAs who work 22.5 hours per week from 8:30am to 1pm each day to support learning, wellbeing and positive lunchtimes in a specific class.
Our LSA contracts are for 40 weeks per year to include their contracted hours for the 39 weeks of term time, plus whole days for educational visits, Sports Day, etc. Our LSAs also work one day in the summer holidays to help ensure everything is ready for our children for the start of the new school year in September.
We are a very large junior school with sixteen class - four in each year group. As a school we are extremely proud of our successes and the effectiveness of our school improvement work has been recognised by the Local Authority. In April 2022 we secured a very positive outcome from our short Ofsted inspection, not least the judgement that our Christian Values of TLC ‘help to make the school a very special place.’ This echoed the outcome of our church school inspection in November 2019 that our Christian vision ‘successfully drives the school’s development and has an exceptional impact on the lives of pupils and adults.’
Application Procedure
If you would like to join our supportive staff team as we strive for excellence for our children, please email us for an application pack which includes the Person Specification which will be used for shortlisting - recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk.
We are keen to recruit a new LSA to start in September and positively welcome visits to our school. Our closing date is Thursday 3rd July and interviews will be held shortly after this. Please email us for an application pack and to arrange a visit - recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk.
You may also like to visit our website at www.horndeanjuniorschool.co.uk
Applicants must have:
- Previous experience of working in a school or supporting children’s learning and development
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, or qualified by experience
- English and maths to GCSE level
- Effective IT skills that can support learning
Salary will be based on experience and will start within the FTE salary range of £24,405 - £25,430. This equates to an hourly rate of £12.65 to £13.18 and an actual salary of £13,019 - £13,745.
Application Pack:
- Letter to applicants
- Staff Structure
- LSA2 Role Profile
- LSA Job Description
- LSA Person Specification
- Application Form
- Equalities Monitoring Form
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
