Learning Support Assistant x2

About the role

We are looking for candidates  who are flexible and willing to work within a team of teachers and learning assistants supporting  the learning of pupils who have special education or additional needs.
One post is  two days per week (Monday and Tuesday) term time only. You will be working in one of our Reception classes.  In addition to working as a Learning Support Assistant, you will as be required to work as a midday play leader on  the days worked. This post is for 11 hours per week
The second post is  Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and all day Friday. You will be working with Year 2 . You will be required to cover lunchtime on Friday as a Midday Playleader . This post is for 14 ½ hours per week (with possibility of adding extra hours as midday playleader)..  

Please state on your application which post would are applying for, or if you wish to be considered for both roles.

Purpose of Role

To support the education of pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning. The post holder is one of a team of teachers and Learning Assistants who support the learning of the pupils. Flexibility by all staff is important to meet the needs of pupils. The job holder is managed by the Deputy Head. The jobholder works under the day to day supervision of the teacher to whom he/she is assigned. The principle focus of the job is to support individual pupils who have special education or additional needs. This requires the post holder to be flexible and understand the needs of the pupil.

The job holder is required to contribute to and support the overall vision, aims and core values of the school and support the vision of the Trust.

Duties 

The jobholder is expected to fulfil the duties listed below:

• Use specialist knowledge or experience to support pupils’ learning. 

• Communicate with class teacher to understand the planned adaptive strategies which will support the pupils to access the learning

• Use knowledge/understanding of behaviour as a form of communication to support pupils emotional needs

• Scaffolding and modelling learning so that pupils can complete tasks independently and gain in self-confidence

• Use knowledge/understanding to support sensory needs, facilitating a sensory diet that enables the pupils to be regulated and ready to learn

• Liaising with the Deputy, PE Lead and Sensory Lead to develop sensory activities personal to that child/ren

• Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including social, health, hygiene, first-aid and welfare matters. 

• Keeping up to date with relevant documentation and advice from relevant professionals eg speech therapists, EHCP, CAPPS 

• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ progress and support in reviewing targets and maintaining records

• Provide administrative support to the assigned teacher, eg. photocopying, typing, filing and record-keeping, preparing resources

• Liaise with parents, carers and professional staff (such as speech therapists) in order to promote the learning objectives of each pupil. 

• Use initiative to develop and implement actions that will promote the integration of the pupil with his/her peers. 

• Assist with the development and implementation of provision maps, PLP’s and personal care programmes 

• From time to time supervise small groups during the short term absence of a teacher (meetings, training, short term illness)