Learning Support Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Provide Education

Provide Education

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you a highly reliable and caring person looking to become a Learning Support Assistant? A highly regarded SEN school is looking to add a Learning Support Assistant to their team to work alongside their pupils who have special educational needs.

This School provides a personalised education for children, supporting them with a range of learning difficulties including Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Dyslexia, motor co-ordination difficulties and general learning difficulties.

The role of Learning Support Assistant will involve working on a 1:1 and small group basis with pupils aged between 2-11, to support and provide guidance to encourage their engagement in learning within their classroom environment as well as their personaland social development during socialising periods through break and lunch times.

Within the role you are required to:

Provide calming and nurturing support for learners, encouraging their independence and rewarding progression milestones
Be resilient, not easily offended and have the skills to deescalate sometimes challenging situations
Be committed to supporting the pupils to ensure they have consistency in their daily routine

Skills and attributes:

Ability to relate well to pupils and young adults with additional needs, experience of working with SEN would be advantageous, personal experience is hugely relevant, but a character fit is most important
Be able to remain calm under pressure
Be confident, passionate, and highly motivated
Be vigilant in identifying safeguarding concerns and following protocol

Provide Education are a leading education recruitment agency placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Cover Supervisors, HLTAs and Nursery Nurses into Schools and Nurseries across Yorkshire and the East Midlands.

We are a Leeds framework and CCS provider.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all supply staff to share this commitment.

As part of our recruitment process, we will undertake the necessary checks to complete your registration withus, inclusive of a video interview, current references and DBS check.