Post: SEN Learning Support Assistant School/Location: Woodside Primary Academy, Wood Street, Walthamstow, London E17 3JX Start Date: October 2024 Salary: Scale 3 Point 5-6 £27,030-£27,438 PRO RATA to actual hours and weeks worked Contract Type: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per Year ( term time plus 5 INSET days) Permanent Do you wish to work at an outstanding school which supports work/life balance? We are a school with a history of providing extensive support to staff and a commitment to creating a balance between school, personal and family life. We are currently seeking a SEN Learning Support Assistant to start as soon as possible. The role of SEN Learning Support Assistant is central to enabling excellence for all our children at Woodside Primary Academy. It is a role which has an influence on all children in the school, supporting all aspects of their experience within their school day- learning, play, transitions and routines. Learning Support Assistants follow teacher’s guidance and direction for their role in the day-to- day teaching and learning provision for children, including those with Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, those more-able learners and those eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant. There is expectation that Learning Support Assistants are able to respond to the needs of the children and adapt their support appropriately in a responsive way. Whether you are new to the role or have experience to bring, you will receive coaching and mentoring from experienced teachers and leaders in the academy and trust to ensure that you are supported in all aspects of what you do. What we are looking for: · At least one years’ experience of working with children in the primary age range · Experience of working with children in a friendly and busy environment · An understanding of children with SEN needs · Level 2 qualification in play work/childcare · Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures · Have excellent communication skills · The ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and other staff · Have a good understanding of behaviour management strategies · Be able to work as part of a team Why work with us: There are over 60 schools within the Trust which means we can offer opportunities including: ▶️Collaboration across other REAch2 schools, both locally and nationally. ▶️ Specialist curriculum support and training from our Trust experts - providing a flightpath for professional development ▶️ A support package for staff wellbeing You’ll be working for a Trust with big ambitions for all our schools to be 'great'. We want to be national leaders in sustainability; to transform our teaching and learning through digital transformation and to ensure social justice is at the heart of what we do. Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils. We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity. For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click for our Safer Recruitment Policy. All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy. The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our . Closing date: Tuesday 29th October 2024 at 12pm (midday) Interview date: to be confirmed Applications MUST be completed online via this link: (WALTHAM FOREST FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)
