Learning Support Assistant - Brighton, United Kingdom - Aldridge Education

Aldridge Education

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Academy:
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

JobTitle:
Learning Support Assistant

Reporting to:

SENDCO

Contract Basis:
Permanent, term-time only

Start date:

ASAP

Salary:
TBC

About the Role:

We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to work in our Special Educational Needs department working 37 hours per week, term time only, 39 weeks per year.

Specific Responsibilities:

Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs.
Assist with the development and implementation of Educational Health Care Plans / Behaviour Plans.
Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on student's achievement, progress and issues in a suitable format.
Promote good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

You will need to be educated up to GCSE standard with Maths and English and have a Teaching Assistant qualification or relevant experience.

Experience of working with children with special educational needs in a school setting would be ideal.

Closing Date: 19th April 2023

About the school:

The academy opened in September 2010, and a year later moved into its brand-new building, equipped with new sports, entrepreneurship and IT facilities, and a dedicated sixth form area.

BACA is in the unique position of having two higher-education establishments, Sussex and Brighton Universities, in its immediate proximity.

This enables the academy to work closely with them, share their expertise, access their resources and give students a taste of Higher Education.

About Aldridge Education:

**BACA is a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, which locally also includes Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and Aldridge Adult Learning.

Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential.

We support our schools' Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of our students.

Key benefits of working for Aldridge Education
**Aldridge Benefits scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible working opportunities
Free on-site parking
Generous annual leave allowance which increases after 5 years' service
Opportunity to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Refer a Friend scheme

Operating Norms
We believe that the way we operate at all times and with all partners is of paramount importance.

Our agreed operating norms are as follows:

We are Aldridge Education
The standard is excellence
We champion equality
We're in the work together
We behave with integrity
We lead by example
We use time well

Safeguarding Statement:

**Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be made conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and barred list check (where applicable to the role in question).

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
From £21,575.00 per year

Benefits: