Learning Support Practitioner - Winchester, United Kingdom - The Henry Beaufort School

The Henry Beaufort School

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Winchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Title:
Learning Support Practitioner (LSP)

Location:
Winchester

Contract Type:
Fixed term contact 28.5 hours, term time only

Salary:
Grade B FTE £20,812 - £21,133 Actual £13,712 - £13,924

Job type:
Full Time.

Start Date:
September 2023

Do you want to be part of a school community on a journey from good to outstanding? Do you want to make a difference to outcomes for all students?

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Practitioner to work with our students who have special educational needs.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful secondary school which is 'where teachers and leaders at all levels are enthusiastic and ambitious' (Ofsted).

Be committed to comprehensive education.
Have students at the heart of what drives their decision making.

Role requirements:

Support for pupils
Working with individual or groups of children, assist in ensuring pupils are kept on task and complete activates set by teachers + deal with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher 50% of time.

Support for teachers

Help implement lesson plans + Provide feedback to pupils in conjunction with the headteacher 15% of time.

Support for curriculum

Assist the teacher with testing and assessment + review progress of pupils against learning programmes 15% of time.
Support for the school
Implement curriculum policies + detect signs of behavioural issues + work with outside agencies + playtime supervision 15 % of time.

Entry:
Necessary role-related knowledge, skills and experience at selection:

Empathy with pupils and sympathetic to their needs.
Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Good communication skills and able to clarify and explain instructions clearly.
Professionally discrete and able to respect confidentiality on particular issues.
Welldeveloped interpersonal skills and sense of humour enabling effective relationships with a variety of different people.
Team Worker.

Operationally effective:
How would effectiveness in role be demonstrated?

Firm, sensitive and effective approach towards pupil discipline.
Good organisational ability.
Able to work at a basic level with the teacher in planning and delivery of teaching activities (including those defined in Individual Education Plans).
Able to monitor and record pupil progress.
Competent in working with group of pupils with some supervision from the teacher.
Flexible in relation to tasks undertaken and groups/children allocated.
Ability to motivate and encourage children appropriately.
Ability to work independently and with initiative.
Ability to establish and maintain good relationships and rapport with other colleagues in the school and external contacts (e.g. parents, education psychologist, speech therapist).
Possession of specialist qualification/skills to deal with needs of particularly challenging pupil.

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