Job Introduction
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant Salary: £11.44 per hour (21+)
Minimum wage – dependant on age
Hours/week: Part-Time Monday to Friday – 30 hours
30 hours per week, 8.45am – 3.15pm to include a half hour lunch duty and half hour unpaid lunch break. This post is subject to successfully completing a 3 month probationary period and initially for a year from date of commencement, to be reviewed annually thereafter.
No previous experience necessary as full training will be given.
Job Purpose:
- The shape of an LSA’s work will be broadly determined by the teacher
- Flexible to meet the needs of the school either working 1:1 with an SEN child or providing class support
- To maintain confidentiality and hold the trust and confidence of both pupils and teachers.
- To work with ‘children come first’ attitude, adhering to safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures to maintain the safety and wellbeing of all children.
- As part of the Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust, which runs an established teaching school, there maybe an opportunity for the successful candidate to access a route into teaching, if they wish, providing they have the necessary qualifications and pass the entrance interview.
Duties:
- Implement lesson plans, deal with pupil behaviour and make judgements about pupil progress/pupil needs normally in conjunction with the teacher.
- Work with individual or groups of children, assist in ensuring pupils are kept on task and complete activities set by the teachers.
- Deal with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.
- Help implement lesson plans.
- Assist with testing and assessment.
- Review progress against learning programmes.
- Implement curriculum policies.
- Work with outside agencies.
- Playtime supervision – on a rota
- Lunchtime supervision – half hour daily.
- Attend training as and when required.
- Under the guidance of the class teacher lead small group booster sessions.
Corporate and statutory initiatives:
- Maintain an awareness of school, national and statutory policies and requirements and apply these in the workplace.
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.
