Designated Learning Support Assistant - Taverham, United Kingdom - Langley School

Langley School

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Taverham, United Kingdom

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Description

At Langley Prep School we excel at developing and nurturing the individual.

We are an inclusive, non-academically selective school, and believe that all our pupils have the potential to achieve no matter their starting points.

We are proud of the role we play in helping young people discover and explore interests and shifting their perceptions of themselves, and the world around them.

Learning Support and Development is offered through a team of specialists who work closely, both with individual students and with teachers.

Within our Learning Support Department, we have a dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants (LSA) and Senior Learning Support Assistants (SLSA), led by a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCO).

We deliver personalised support to individual pupils and small groups, to nurture, develop and grow both the pastoral and academic strength of our pupils.

Joining us as a Dedicated Learning Support Assistant 1:1, you will play an important role in helping our pupils to take an active role in their own learning, challenging them to ask questions, think critically, and respond positively to feedback.

Our Designated Learning Support Assistants 1:1 provide clarification, explanation, motivation and encouragement to the pupil, giving specific help in weak areas, promoting study skills and encouraging independence.

Langley is a fantastic place to work, with wonderful staff, a supportive parent body, and interesting and interested young people all around us.

There is a real sense of family and community warmth to Langley, and it's an environment that is both stimulating and rewarding.

Purpose and job specification

Develop an understanding of the specific needs of the pupil and establish a supportive relationship with pupils;
Provide inclass support to individuals or more generally, to clarify, explain, motivate and encourage the pupil, giving specific help in target areas;
Be confident in teaching literacy, numeracy and study skills to pupils with specific educational support requirements;
Be required to deliver some individual or small group support, planning, preparing and resourcing tailored literacy/numeracy/life skills intervention to suit the pupil's requirements;
Have knowledge of KS1 curriculum and the progression to KS2;
Be adaptable and willing to work as part of a team;
Ideally have experience supporting children with specific learning needs;
Attend Learning Support meetings and training sessions and provide regular feedback to the team and SENDCO;
Record content and progress of pupils on a daily, termly and yearly basis and help to carry out screening assessments;
Have strong communication skills, along with a friendly, calm and approachable manner in order to engage with children and young people;
Be familiar with the school procedures and policies, and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/schoolwork and to keep confidences appropriately;
Be warm and caring with a willingness to support young people in their learning through understanding and patience.