Learning Support Assistant (LSA) - Specifically to support a student with medical needs.
Grade 5, Pay Point 7-8 £12,388 - £12,638 (FTE £18,933 - £19,314)
To start ASAP
27.5 hours per week / 38 weeks per annum
20 minutes lunch time duty / 38 weeks per annum
Job Description
Responsible to: SENCO
Key Tasks:
An LSA will work under the direct supervision of a teacher to provide support for teaching and learning and associated activities in accordance with school policies and procedures. This may include providing general support for whole class learning activities, or supporting individuals or small groups of pupils. This role will require the successful applicant to be either trained, or prepared to undergo the necessary training for caring for a young person with a tracheotomy, including any acute interventions as required. Support will be provided by the Diana Nurses
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide agreed support to the teacher in the delivery of planned whole class learning activities.
- To work under the direct supervision of a teacher to carry out planned learning activities with small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.
- To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.
- To observe and feed back to the teacher on pupil performance and behaviour, taking action as appropriate in line with relevant school policies.
- To support the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of pupils, including contributing ideas and suggestions to support planning, to meet their development needs.
- To interact with and respond positively to children, young people and adults.
- To develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the school staff team.
- To support pupils to improve their numeracy and literacy skills through focussed learning activities and more generally across the curriculum.
- Utilise ICT resources to support pupils learning.
- To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.
- To contribute to the provision of support for bilingual / multilingual pupils if required.
- To invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions.
- To support the medical needs of students, as required.
- To supervise students during lunch times.
The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the school.
SPECIAL FACTORS:
Subject to the duration of the need, the special conditions given below apply:
- The nature of the work may involve the postholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.
- This post is eligible for a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (i.e. it involves certain activities in relation to children and/or adults) and is defined as regulated activity under Part 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Therefore a DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity (includes a barred list check) is an essential requirement.
This job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the post at the time when it was drawn up. Such duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
LiFE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to a DBS check and an online search.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.