Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Reports to: Head of SEND
Start date: January 2024
Contract: Fixed-term one year - term-time only.
Salary: £24,340 Subject to Pro-rata (Ark Support Staff Band 1-2)
Closing Date: 22nd November 2023, 4pm
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistants (LSA) with a commitment to helping every child succeed. The role of LSA is one designed to support the specific needs of individual pupils and work with them to ensure their educational and emotional needs are met whilst at school. Establishing professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues based on our core values of being courageous, compassionate to ensure excellence is paramount.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience working with pupils of different ages and abilities in a formal setting without supervision.
- Ability to undertake a range of teaching activities with confidence, working effectively with individual, pupils, groups of pupils and whole classes.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills – GCSE Maths and English.
Please view the full Job Description and Person Specification here.
About us:
We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.
We empower our teams by valuing the individual and prioritising professional development. This is delivered through weekly CPD sessions, dedicated line management meetings and by encouraging staff to develop their own ideas and projects, within their departments and beyond.
Bolingbroke Academy is a uniquely exciting, fulfilling and innovative place to work, learn and grow.
How to apply:
To find out more, please visit https://arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs/vacancies. Please submit your application by 22nd November 2023, 4pm.
For further information, technical queries regarding the application system or to arrange to discuss the role, please contact l.loke@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.