Learning Support Practitioner and Literacy – Level 4 - Phoenix Collegiate

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in improving students’ skills, promoting independence and self‑esteem and supporting their integration into the mainstream.
• Conduct screenings and testing with students, creating bespoke programmes for individuals and small groups and ensuring that interventions and resources are appropriate, challenging and engaging.
• Develop and deliver student interventions, including EAL interventions through the Flash Academy platform, creating bespoke programmes for individuals and small groups, ensuring that appropriate support is provided to improve attainment in reading, writing and speaking for EAL students.
• Assess, record and report on students’ progress working closely with teachers and other professionals and providing specialist knowledge and advice.

• Attained GCSE grade 4 or above (or an equivalent qualification) as a minimum.
• Either a Teaching Assistant Level 4 qualification or at least 2 years of significant experience of working as a Learning Support Assistant at Level 3 within an educational setting – ideally at secondary level.

• Hours:
  
  30 hours per week, term time plus 1 week (to be worked on INSET days).
• Grade: D – £19,718 – £22,541 p.a. (actual salary after adjustment for working hours and term‑time working: £27,254 – £31,022 p.a. FTE).

The Phoenix Collegiate, Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich B71 2BX

Permanent

Phoenix is committed to the protection and safety of its students. An enhanced DBS will be required before commencement in the post, together with a Social Media check, in accordance with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ statutory guidance 2024. The post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.