Learning Support Practitioner - Hove, United Kingdom - SupaJam Education in Music & Media
Description
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TERM-TIME LEARNING SUPPORT PRACTITIONERS (TA) IN OUR BRIGHTON BASE FOUR DAYS A WEEK
FTE SALARY:
£16,585.
Who We Are
SupaJam is a music focused post-16 Specialist Provider, supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged year olds across our three bases in Swanley, Canterbury and Brighton.
The majority of our students have a variety of social, emotional or special educational needs, or have previously disengaged from mainstream education.
Working at SupaJam is unlike any other role in an education setting.
Our young people have all struggled in life, largely through no fault of their own, and most have battled with often undiagnosed special educational needs.
To be part of a company that challenges the status quo, goes the extra mile for all our young people whilst immersed in the music industry is often challenging, but always rewarding
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The Role
Are you a passionate and supportive professional looking to make a difference to vulnerable young people's lives? Do you love music or have previous experience as a classroom assistant and want to be part of a dynamic team that makes real change? If the answer is yes, an exciting opportunity exists to join our classroom support team at SupaJam, one of the country's leading education providers.
With so many of our young people having previously fallen out of formal education we use their passion for music to reignite their desire to learn and achieve.
We teach the RSL Music Practitioners Diploma (business pathway) at levels 1, 2 and 3.To continue the growth and educational excellence of the organisation we are now seeking an additional Learning Support Practitioner (LSP) to join our team.
Answering to the Deputy Base Leader, our LSPs are an integral part of our organisation as they provide exceptional support to students and teacher in and outside of the classroom.
SupaJam is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we believe this helps us to be a more relevant and effective organisation.
Our Mission
To help vulnerable young people who have previously fallen out of formal education to engage, achieve and progress in a unique, inclusive learning environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide all students with a consistent and supportive teaching environment which enables them to thrive and achieve.
- Use resources effectively to ensure all educational needs of students are supported so that they can achieve.
- Seek direction from teachers to ensure students are able to progress and achieve.
- Provide high quality targeted interventions for students both within the classroom and outside of the classroom.
- Engage in additional student hour programmes such as music theory workshops.
- Support on external trips such as the attendance trip to Thorpe Park, Careers trips and the additional EHCP day.
- Plan, coordinate and implement Peer Mentoring programmes with selected students.
- Deliver activities related to student personal projects.
- Maintain high standards of positive student behaviour including punctuality.
- Document and work towards student targets across all aspects of the students' learning journeys.
- Implement high quality student wellbeing sessions.
- Support teachers to complete high quality student reviews 3x per year to guide the students in their ongoing development.
- Support students during lunch breaks as per the staff rota.
Person Specification
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Essential_
- A strong desire to help disadvantaged young people thrive and achieve.
- Being friendly, approachable and enthusiastic about understanding the needs of the students.
- A willingness to learn new skills, take on additional responsibilities and work as part of a team.
- Ability to be proactive and able to work in stressful, fastpaced environments resilience is key
- A great sense of humour, endless patience, boundless energy and enthusiasm, and the ability to engage with young people on their level.
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Desirable_
- Previous Teaching Assistant experience.
- Previous experience working with young people with SEND.
- Previous experience of working with visually impaired young people.
- The ability to play musical instruments.
- A basic understanding of how the music industry works.
Company Benefits
- Opportunities to attend music festivals
- Enhanced parental leave
- Subsidised mileage above normal commute
- Whole organisation closure over Christmas that does not affect annual leave allowance
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, including, 'In the moment counselling for home life and issues', 'In the moment counselling for workrelated issues', Financial challenges, management support and specialist information
- Uncapped career progression ambitious people will grow as the business e
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