Learning Support Assistant

EmployerLister Community School

Salary Scale 3 pro-rata - £22,495 actual salary

LocationLister Community School

Hours 36 hours per week.

Closing Date31/03/2023 09:00

ReferenceSec/23/233356

Link to Vacancyhttp://ats-theeducationspace.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/233356

Required from: ASAP

About the Role

We seek to appoint an ambitious, engaging, enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join our existing team. The main role of an LSA is to provide support for young people with special educational needs, ensuring that they are integrated as fully as possible into the activities offered by the school, and make progress in their learning. Our LSAs support young people in lessons, in small group withdrawal and 1:1, as well as running specific programmes and activities to support their individual learning and social needs.

This post represents an ideal opportunity to work within a friendly, supportive and professional team, in liaison with subject teachers and the SENCo. It is an excellent opportunity for those with a desire to work with young people, to make a difference, and would be an ideal post for an aspiring teacher to gain in-school experience prior to considering further study and/or training. As well as offering an excellent induction and support programme, the school prides itself on a comprehensive staff development programme, focussing on excellent teaching and learning.

About the School

• Lister Community School is a large 11-16 Academy at the heart of its community, and is part of the• Newham Community Learning Trust. Our vision is to provide a world class international education for young people in Newham. We firmly believe our young people have the right to the same quality of teaching and range of opportunities as at any school in the country, and our ethos is one of continuous improvement, with a focus on strong partnerships and staff development. Over the last ten years we have significantly raised academic standards and are now the school of choice for our local community.

In December 2018, Ofsted found that the school has maintained the good quality of education and ‘made strong progress in many aspects of the school’s provision‘ since our previous inspection in September 2013. Our many strengths are highlighted, including how students are ‘courteous and articulate’ and ‘enjoy school and value the wide range of opportunities they are given’. We are very proud that the report recognises our high aspirations, the hard work and good behaviour of our students, and the dedication and commitment of our staff.

At Lister Community School, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Closing Date: Friday 31st March 2023, 09:00am

PLEASE NOTE:

• Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite.

• Lister Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School.

• In accordance with paragraph 221 of • Keeping Children Safe in Education (2022), Lister Community School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.

Interested candidates should read the Job Description & Person Specification, before submitting a completed Application Form to• jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk.