Learning Support Assistant - VI Unit

We require an enthusiastic member of staff to work as a Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant - Level 2) at Oxted School based within the Specialist Centre for the Visually Impaired.  

This is a permanent role, 18 hours a week, ideally, we would be looking for two full days and the remaining hours to be worked on another day. One of the full days does need to be a Friday, the other days can be discussed at interview.

Working pattern: 0830 - 1515, with a 30 minute unpaid lunchbreak. 

This role will be supporting identified students with special educational needs and/or disabilities to enable them to access the curriculum. Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal and listening skills with a commitment to helping each student achieve their full potential. Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal and listening skills with a commitment to helping each student achieve their full potential. 

This position may be of interest to people who wish to consider a career in teaching to get classroom experience prior to commencing teacher training. 

Benefits include:

• An opportunity to be part of a dynamic and developing organisation.
• Excellent benefit package to include Cycle to Work scheme, Sainsbury’s Loyalty Discount and access to discount schemes
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty and Service Awards 

For more information on Oxted School, what we can offer and how to apply, please visit our oxtedschool website. Follow us on Facebook. Twitter: @Oxtedschool.  

Interviews may happen earlier than the closing date by mutual agreement. 

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.  

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.