Learning Support Assistant

About The Role

As a strong communicator you will:

• Promote the inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs within the classroom, and as individual or group work.
• Understand specific learning needs and provide differentiated support to pupils individually and within a group.
• Establish strong relationships with students and parents, maintaining open communication.
• Use internal systems to log progress and communication, and utilise resources.

• Preferably some prior experience working or volunteering with children, including those with Special Educational Needs, and a keen interest in doing so in a school context.
• Enthusiastic, patient and able to build rapport.
• Able to work within a team, developing strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Able to use basic IT (including Office packages) to plan work, communicate and keep records.

• Auto-enrolment into a contributory pension scheme (LGPS for support staff, employer contribution 25%)
• Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
• CPD through internal and external providers (including a subscription to National College)
• Employee Support Programme offering retail discounts and vouchers, a 24/7 confidential advice line, and counselling.
• Specsavers Eye care vouchers
• Free use of the sports facilities

• Hours
  :
  We have a number of full time or part time opportunities available, so exact working hours would be discussed with the appointed candidate(s)
• Term time (39 weeks per year including non pupil days)
• Duration
  :
  Permanent (or fixed term if requested due to personal circumstances)
• Location
  :
  Based on site within the school
• Remuneration
  :
  Scale 4 Point 8 (full time equivalent) £26,824. The Essex Schools’ Local Government Scale 4, Point 8 which is £26,824 FTE gross per annum. This is within a range of Points 8-9. For illustration purposes, a post with 31.25 hours per week would be a pro rata salary of £19,422 gross per annum which includes an element of holiday pay.