Learning Support Assistant

We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Auriol Junior School, part of Bourne Education Trust.

Auriol Junior is a three-form entry junior school in Surrey with a deaf unit in Epsom, Surrey. As part of the Bourne Education Trust (BET), a successful multi-academy trust comprising twenty-five schools across Surrey, Hampshire, and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, we are committed to "Transforming schools...changing lives". At Auriol, we work tirelessly to create an environment where children are continually supported and challenged, fostering growth and development.

Our rich curriculum and high-quality teaching sparks curiosity and a desire for further knowledge in each child. At our school, children are given a wide range of opportunities where they may experience success and setbacks, nurturing resilience and adaptability. Our dedicated staff guide and support children in understanding their emotions and feelings, fostering their social and emotional development. We view education as a shared endeavour involving not just our children, staff and local governing committee but also parents and the wider community.

We are dedicated to working collaboratively, ensuring that every child receives the support and care they need to thrive academically and emotionally. Together, we create a powerful network of accountability and support, providing whatever it takes to achieve successful outcomes for the children we cherish.

• Position: Learning Support Assistant
• Contract: Permanent, term time
• Hours: 32.5 hrs per week, 37 weeks per year, Monday-Friday 08:15-3:15
• Salary: Support Pay Scale 3.3 (£24,330 FTE) actual salary £17,926

• Generous workplace pension through LGPS
• Condensed school year with a two week half term in October
• Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities
• Recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service
• Well-being support, including 24/7 online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), online wellness support and free eye tests
• Access to savings on your everyday spending including groceries, homeware, entertainment and holidays, through My Staff Shop benefits platform
• Work-life balance, and family friendly policies and processes
• Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
• Occupational sick pay

• Working as part of a team, under the direction of the responsible Teacher, support teaching provision, development and implementation of learning for pupils.
• Under the guidance of the responsible Teacher, facilitate the learning of individual pupils and groups, setting high expectations and promoting positive attitudes to learning.
• Prepare, plan and deliver specific intervention programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil response and need.

• Ability to demonstrate an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children.
• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent appropriate qualification).
• Ability to evidence effective continuous professional development.