Learning Support Assistant

Are you passionate about ensuring every young person has equal access to a great education? Do you have the patience, resilience, and heart to support students who need it most?, At The King Alfreds School, part of The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT), we are looking for 2 dedicated Learning Support Assistants to join our inclusion team. In this role, you will work directly with secondary-age pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), helping them overcome barriers to learning and thrive in a mainstream classroom environment.,

• Work under the guidance of our teaching staff and SEND team leaders, you will balance structured learning support with your own initiative to champion true classroom inclusion.
• Deliver tailored classroom support to individuals and small groups of SEND students, using differentiated materials to match their unique learning needs.
• Assist teachers with resource preparation, classroom displays, and student care (including health care needs where required).
• Keep accurate records of student work to provide constructive feedback, directly contributing to Student Profiles and PSPs.
• Implement agreed behavior management procedures to encourage a safe, positive, and inclusive classroom culture.
• Strictly uphold school policies regarding child protection, student welfare, and strict confidentiality at all times.
  
  GCSE Grade A-C (or Level 2 equivalent) in both Literacy and Numeracy.
• Previous experience working with children of secondary school age, ideally within a school environment.
• A basic understanding of Child Protection procedures and the SEND Code of Practice.
• Basic ICT skills alongside excellent, highly effective communication and team-working abilities.
• Emotional resilience when handling challenging behaviors or emotive situations, strong personal boundaries, and a highly flexible, motivated approach to team working.
  
  The King Alfred School is currently part of The Priory Learning Trust, a group of like-minded schools whose shared ambition is to provide A Great Education for Every Child. Whilst The King Alfred School retains its own unique identity and ethos, being part of a family of schools brings additional support as well as opportunities to share expertise, provision and costs across our schools.
From September, we will be part of the newly formed Pathway Trust. Our new trust brings together two existing organisations, Castle School Education Trust and The Priory Learning Trust who have been working closely together over the last few years with great success. Pathway Trust will comprise seven secondary and thirteen primary schools across Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We educate children from 2-18 years old. We have a strong track record of school improvement and a positive trend of improved outcomes. We are bringing together the complementary strengths and values of both trusts, with the sharing of resources and expertise across an extended network of schools enabling us to further invest in leadership and teaching for the benefit of all. As a trust, our ambition is to enable every child to experience a great education. We have a compelling vision for each of our schools based on a deep understanding of each community we serve. Many of the challenges facing school leaders are common to all schools. Our approach to school improvement enables staff and pupils to benefit from the sharing of resources and expertise whilst remaining true to their unique identity and context. The Trust has employee development as a key priority.


• Local Government Pension Scheme: You will benefit from generous employer contributions with built in peace of mind, including a tax-free Death in Service lump sum, it ensures that your long term financial well-being is as robust as your professional legacy.
• Enhanced Sick Pay: enhanced sick pay scheme during illness or unexpected sickness related emergencies, so you can focus on what matters most- your recovery.
• Family Friendly: Enhanced leave packages to support your work-life balance.
• Great team dynamics: Become part of a highly collaborative professional community, working with inspiring senior leaders and colleagues and sharing ideas, resources, and best practice across our family of schools.
• Central partnership support: You will benefit from access to high-quality central services and specialist expertise, providing strategic support to enable you to focus on leading teaching, learning and school improvement.
• Continuous Service: Full recognition of prior service for benefits which protects and enhances employment entitlements including sick pay entitlement, job security and protection of employment rights and access to family friendly leave.
• Exceptional CPD: Dedicated budget and time for your professional development.
• Diversity & Inclusion: A proactive commitment to creating a workspace where diversity is celebrated.