Learning Support Assistant
Denstone College, Denstone, Staffordshire
Learning Support Assistant
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Denstone College, Denstone, Staffordshire
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 5 days ago, 11 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 8e156917861e4b07bbb10724b159bbfd
Location ref: Denstone, Staffordshire
Full Job Description
- Providing appropriate 'in-class' teaching assistant support across the timetable^.
- Supporting pupils with specific needs, including those identified within an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)^.
- Delivering 1:1 lessons and small group interventions as required^.
- Setting targets, monitoring, reviewing, and reporting on the progress of SEN pupils to the Head of Learning Support, parents, and staff^.
- Liaising and collaborating with class teachers to support pupils both in the classroom and during smaller sessions^.
About You The successful candidates will be flexible, tenacious, and willing to go the 'extra mile' for our pupils^. You should possess: - Experience working with children with Special Educational Needs^.
- Experience in planning, preparing, and delivering specific work to classes, as well as running intervention groups^.
- Good communication and IT skills, coupled with strong empathy and listening skills^.
- The ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people^.
- An understanding of the teaching of phonics.
- An understanding of the importance of safeguarding and communicating concerns effectively^.
- A first aid qualification is highly desired^.
About Us Denstone College is an independent boarding and day school for pupils aged 4-18 set in rural Staffordshire^. Our school has over 750 pupils, with 100 being part of our vibrant on-site Prep School^. We balance the pursuit of academic excellence with a broad co-curricular programme, providing a high standard of wellbeing and academic provision^. At Denstone, we aim to unlock "Denstonacity"-empowering our community to have the ambition to explore every possible version of themselves^. The Role Are you passionate about education and dedicated to making a difference in students' lives^? We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our dynamic Learning Support Team, based primarily in our Prep School^. - A commitment to professional development and career progression^.
- Free parking and a free meal^.
- A Christmas closure week^.
- Access to on-site facilities, including our gym, swimming pool, and exercise classes^. We reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date, so early applications are recommended^.
What We Can Offer You We are proud to be a real Living Wage Employer, voluntarily choosing to pay a rate based on the actual cost of living^. In addition to working in beautiful surroundings within a friendly and supportive environment, we offer^:
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/learning-support-assistant-127381999