Welfare and Learning Support Assistant

About the role

WELFARE/LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT - required as soon as possible

Salary range:  H3 point 5 to 6 or H4 Point 6 to 9 (£24,790 to £26,409 FTE), depending on experience

Actual Salary Range:  H3 - H4 £16,036 to £17,042 (including London Fringe Allowance)

Hours: 27½ hours per week (term time only)

9.00 am to 3.10 pm with a 40 minute lunch break

We wish to appoint a Welfare/Learning Support Assistant to join a team of 11 Learning Support Assistants to help ensure the physical and social needs of pupils with physical impairment are met.

You will be required to assist with pupils’ personal and intimate care, as well as supporting them during lessons, at break and lunchtime and on occasion, after school. You will also be required to work alongside teachers to help meet the needs of pupils with learning difficulties.

This is a post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.  In accordance with the school’s admissions criteria, children of staff at the school are eligible to be allocated a place under this criterion where the member of staff is recruited under a contract of employment to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Please complete a copy of the school’s application form and email, along with your letter of application, to Mr P Clift, Headteacher c/o recruitment@broxbourne.herts.sch.uk.  Further details can be found on the school’s website: www.broxbourne.herts.sch.uk

Closing date:       30th January (12 noon)

Interviews to be held w/c 3rd February

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.  The Broxbourne School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects anyone applying to work in our school to share this commitment.  All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring service.