Tiverton High School is seeking a caring, enthusiastic and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated SEND team. This is a rewarding opportunity to work with students who require additional support, helping them to access learning, develop confidence and make excellent progress both academically and personally.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will work closely with teachers and the SEND team to support students in lessons, deliver targeted interventions, promote inclusion and provide pastoral support where needed. You will play a vital role in helping students feel safe, valued and successful in school.
Job requirements
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent as a minimum
- GCSE English and Maths at C grade or above
- Experience of supporting students with SEN and utilising strategies to manage behaviours and meet needs, including supporting speech and language
- Awareness of Child Safeguarding and the latest SEN policies to implement effective provision, including working with outside agencies to deliver EHCP provisions
- Ability to effectively communicate on the pupil’s progress, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Why join us?
As a Learning Support Assistant within Tiverton High School, you’ll be able to make a key difference to a pupil’s educational experience as a crucial part of the wider team, and will have the opportunity to develop your skillset with key training and development opportunities available.
Hours of work
32.5 hours per week: Monday - Friday, 8:15am - 3:15pm, 30 minutes unpaid break
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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