The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a 1-1 Learning Support Assistant to work at Priory Community School – An Academy in Weston-super-Mare, starting 8 March 2021. This role will suit a candidate who has a passion for SEND with preferable experience supporting deaf students. The successful candidate will be supporting 1:1 with a student. This is a very exciting opportunity to join our fantastic highly skilled and caring team. This role is fixed-term subject to funding, until 31 August 2022. This role is 30 hours per week.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
The Priory Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy trust which supports primary and secondary schools in the South West of England. The PLT grew from a passion to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, of all abilities and social class groupings, in Weston-super-Mare and Highbridge. Our values at The Priory Learning Trust are Students First, Cherishing Staff.
What you will do:
• Support and contribute to the inclusion of a student with additional educational needs
• Deliver classroom support for a specific pupil planned with and supervised by teacher
• Provide appropriate level of support needed by the pupil to promote independent learning. Work with teachers and teams to differentiate materials and delivery using AFL & National Strategy support materials
• Contribute to the planning, monitoring and assessment cycle for age range/s. Contributes to Student Profiles & PSPs
About you:
• GCSE Grade A* - C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• Experience working as a LSA in a Secondary school
• Demonstrate a positive attitude
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Preferred experience of working with deaf students
Benefits:
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CPD opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted gym membership at our Academies
• Pension Scheme
• Flu Jabs
• 2 week October half-term
• Amazing career progression and opportunities
• Regular social events
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Cycle to work scheme
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment."
All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.