Learning Support Assistant

SEND LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (LSA)

Support Staff Scale 3 (£18,198 - £18,766),

37 hours a week (pro-rated at term time + 2 weeks = £15,744 - £16,267)

Start date: Term 3 – April 2021 (or as soon as possible for the prospective candidate)

At City Academy Norwich our ambition is to provide all of our students with great opportunities to discover what they can excel at. A key to this is making sure that our young people consistently experience only the very best teaching. Our Learning Support Assistants make a substantial contribution to realising this goal.

We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic individuals who are:

• determined that every child, whatever their starting point, should make good progress and achieve

• who find supporting colleagues motivating, through mutual professional respect

• who enjoy working with all stakeholders

• our ethos is encapsulated by three simple words ‘Enjoy Respect Achieve’.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates, with an experience of supporting exceptional lessons and delivering interventions to small groups of students within a secondary \ academy setting, who have the experience of supporting and nurturing students, while offering stretch and challenge in conjunction with the classroom teacher.

Would you like to work in an Academy setting that:

• believes in every child achieving the very best they can

• is dedicated in helping you build a fulfilling and successful career

• strives to support your development to enable you to become outstanding in your field

• prioritises professional development, with a strong ethos of open and honest feedback

You could join us in an exciting time of improvement as we work in partnership with the highly successful ‘Bohunt Education Trust’. The Bohunt Trust, nurture and support professional ambitions by providing opportunities for training, development and progression, whatever stage you have reached in your career.

Applications:

To apply for the role please go to our website.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Paul Collin, Headteacher.

The deadline for applications is 3.00pm on Tuesday 20th April 2021

Interviews: Week commencing 26th April 2021

City Academy Norwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and required to sign up and maintain their subscription to the DBS update service.

Please note when proving references please give the names and addresses of two people who would be willing to supply a reference for you. These should be from your two most recent employers, or if you have not worked before, please use your school or college teacher/tutor. Two different employers should be supplied (i.e. not from the same organisation) and should be from a senior person with appropriate authority, not just a colleague.

If this is not possible a suitable alternative would be a previous employer, business associate or leader/organiser of a voluntary organisation. Please do not include friends or relatives.