Job Title: Learning Support Assistants
Location: Plumstead, South East
Salary: Scale 3 – Scale 5 – £17,350 – £22,194 per annum
Job Type: 31 – 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
The closing date for this post is Wednesday 22nd June at noon
Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There has been a school on our site since 1913, with the first 105 years as a girls’ school. In response to local demand we admitted our first mixed cohort in 2018 and will be fully co-educational by September 2022.
Ours is vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 60 languages spoken across our community. We have a clear vision founded on excellence and justice, with the ambition to offer a world class education to the young people and families of Greenwich. Our recipe to achieve that is based on high quality teaching and academic rigour, in a safe and happy environment. Above all, we want our young people to leave school equipped with the powerful knowledge and necessary skills to change the world for the better. In order to foster successful young people and cultivate harmonious communities, we aim to offer young people excellence in all that we do, so that they can overcome any barrier in their lives and secure greater justice.
Our curriculum offers a range of pathways, blending the mastery of knowledge with the development of transferable skills and see our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways including medicine and veterinary science, courses at the most competitive universities as well as high-quality apprenticeships.
About the role:
The Learning support team provide tailored support and care in our tiered inclusion provision, supporting the learning of individual students and small groups in class and overseeing learning across specific activities under the guidance of a teacher. As a member of the team you will contribute to the planning, preparation and delivery of withdrawal and intervention classes within the Inclusion curriculum to enable access to learning for all students taking account of interests, language and culture.
Job Roles Available:
LSA – £17,350 per annum
31 Hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Senior LSA – £20,304 per annum
35 Hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) – £22,194 per annum
35 Hours per week, 39 weeks per year
About you:
To be successful you will need to have experience or qualifications working in one or more of the following specialist areas: autism, dyslexia, literacy, numeracy or literacy support programmes, is highly desirable.
For the senior roles you will need to be an LSA who is experienced in working with SEND students and those with an EHCP and be aware of best practice in teaching less able learners and those with specific learning needs.
We can offer you the opportunity to join a supportive and friendly team and good professional development.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.
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Candidates with previous job titles and experience of; School Assistant, Learning Assistant, Carer, School Carer, Special Needs Assistant, Teacher, Student Assistant, School Carer, Assistant may also be considered for this role.
