Learning Support Assistant - Haslemere, United Kingdom - Weydon School
Description
Learning Support Assistant
Job Type Part Time
Location Haslemere
Salary WMAT pay scale WA3 9-12, FTE £21,862 - £23,556, (Actual starting salary £13,933 for 26.67 hours)
Hours:26.67 per week, term time only 39 weeks per year
Our clients are an 11-16 Academy of 870 students, growing to their maximum capacity of 900 in September 2023. The school is situated in a fantastic location on the outskirts of Haslemere.
The Role
Our client is looking to appoint suitably qualified Learning Support Assistants.
The role could also involve assisting students with physical disabilities and/or physical impairments to move around the school site.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide students with the level and type of support specified by the teacher.
- Assist with the supervision of students as they arrive to school and moving between lessons.
- Support individuals or groups of students during independent/group work (e.g. explaining tasks, reinforcing key objectives, concepts or vocabulary; using practical apparatus or specialist equipment).
- Assist students in the development of communication skills.
- Assist in the personal, social and emotional development of students and in the development of selfesteem.
- Monitor and provide for the general care, safety and welfare of students (excluding duties of designated first aid officer). Where students have SEND that includes the need for personal care, provide this within the Health and Safety guidelines as necessary.
- Accompany students as directed within school and on educational visits/trips, in accordance with an appropriate risk assessment and Local Authority guidance.
- Provide feedback to the teacher about the learning activities and student responses to
- Monitor individual or group achievement of key objectives and feedback to the teacher.
- Carry out, under direction, the assessment of individuals or groups of students.
Skills and Qualifications
- GCSE grade C /4 or equivalent in at least English and Mathematics.
- Enjoy working with secondary age children.
- Ability to relate in a friendly but firm way with a wide range of personalities, children and adults.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality inside and outside the workplace.
- Ability to be open with children and to have empathy with them, especially those with learning difficulties.
- Be committed to own professional development.
- Be able to take direction but be prepared to take initiative and take responsibility for planning own work when required.
Benefits
- Health insurance provided for all staff
To Apply
Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent
Salary:
£13,933.00 per year
Work Location:
In person
Reference ID: 402653
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