Learning Support Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - GSL Education

GSL Education

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Learning Support Assistant Huddersfield - Psychology / Criminology Graduate - Graduate Roles

If you are sincere about a career within Criminal, Youth Justice or Social Work for eg, the SEN Learning Assistant role will give you outstanding experience in very challenging, social environments for young children and vulnerable adults who have been throughsignificant traumas and who have associated complex social needs.

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Can you demonstrate the value of an education to your students while building substantial relationships and keeping them safe?_

Job Title:
Learning Support Assistant Huddersfield - Psychology Graduate**
Location: Huddersfield - Plenty of parking for drivers
**Salary Scale: £80-100 per day

Start Date:
ASAP, March 2023

End Date:
Continuous to July 20th and continues from September 2023

Contract type:
Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8:30 - 15:30

GSL - The SEN LSA opportunity in Huddersfield, focused on raising attainment with children in a mainstream Secondary school, 4-18, focussed 1:1 with children who all who have an EHCP for their Mental Health, ADHD, Autism.

This is a good grounding for advocacyin general, giving you experience of the social situations and contexts that young, vulnerable children and adults are going through, while looking to complete their education.

If you want to work with older students and vulnerable adults, perhaps you have aspirations in Clinical Psychology or Social Policy or the Civil Service, a role like this could really give you a new lens and experiences in which to qualify and disqualify thesector for yourself.

The students you will be working 1:1 with, the majority will have been in specialist schools before joining the school.

The school has a very specialised education, mix of female and male students, representing the faith, class, culture and ethnicities ofHuddersfield, it's very nuanced and interesting SEN LSA role.

The School offers a restorative, therapeutic approaches to education and behaviour management, they want their children engaged in key and personal skills, giving the children skills they can use in and out of school.

A big part of the role is building comfort with the students and trying to keep them on task and focused.

This is one of the most challenging parts of the role, that is almost the point, building your relationship and finding what works for your students andclass teachers.

What is involved:

Providing assistance and supervision for students before, during and after lessons

*Raising the students' attainment and social confidence at a critical time in their education
*Huge focus on key and personal skills

Assisting students to understand and participate in set tasks in an appropriate way
Assisting with note taking and supporting literacy and numeracy
Restorative focus
Encouraging the development of appropriate social skills
To ensure accurate individual student records are maintained
Helping to build confidence and motivation
Participating in team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team
Working with managers and employees to support the developing culture of the organisation
Following regulations pertaining to safeguarding

What is required:
*Working with and watching how mental health and Autism for eg, affects girls compared to boys, points often overlooked

Good general education levels in English and Maths, 5 grade and above Is desired, especially with the learning focussed on

**Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.