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Learning Support Assistant - Stockport, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Stockport, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The Kingsway High
***The Kingsway School

Foxlands Road

Gatley

Stockport

SK8 4QX

Learning Support Assistant required as soon as possible.

Contract type:
Permanent, 31.40 hours per week, term time only + 5 Inset days

Due to increased student needs we are seeking to recruit motivated individuals to work

with students who have a range of learning difficulties. This is a challenging and varied

role and an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person. Experience is not

essential but good interpersonal skills with the ability to interact well with adults and

children are important.

The hours of work are usually 8.25am pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

and Friday and 8.25 until 4,30 pm on Tuesday (which includes a half hour unpaid lunch break). Part time hours are considered, please state which days you would be available to work.

For further details of this exciting opportunity, please see the job description and person specification.

Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area.

We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.

As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.

Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:

exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities

- school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
- opportunities for professional development and leadership
- a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings

Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

Closing date:
Ongoing

Interviews:

TBC

Please note that this is a private organisation and the successful applicant will be employed by Education Learning Trust directly.