Learning Support Assistant
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Have you got experience in caring for others? Are you enthusiastic about supporting students with a variety of complex needs? Teaching Personnel are seeking Learning Support Assistants and Teaching Assistants to support students in our client schools,
Responsibilities:
- Support pupils to make good academic progress, under the direction of the teacher
- Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence
- Under the direction of a teacher, implement group or 1:1 sessions to support pupils who have Moderate to Severe Special Needs to include emotional, learning and physical difficulties
- Ensure the pupils learn and develop in accordance with their individual Educational Healthcare Plans
- Establish constructive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
- Assist in implementing education plans, under the guidance of the teacher
Support for Teachers:
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils' work
- Use strategies, under the direction of the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
- Discuss with the teacher how learning activities are to be organised and what their own support role will be
- Monitor pupils' responses to learning activities and accurately record and feedback to the teacher as directed
- Undertake pupil record keeping as requested
Support for the Curriculum:
- Support pupils to understand instructions
- Undertake structured and agreed learning activities, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
- Support pupils' learning, either individually or in small groups inside or outside the classroom as directed by the teacher
Education/Training:
A minimum of a C grade in GCSE Maths and English
Degree, diploma or other recognised professional qualification in a relevant area is desirable.
Experience/Skills:
Essential
- Good organisational skills.
- Flexibility to deal with a variety of situations.
- Resilient and confident working with pupils who have various levels of needs.
- Previous similar experience working in a school, or in a healthcare environment.
Desirable
- Qualification relevant to the role.
- Experience with Makaton and/or Team Teach.
Please send your CV and a covering letter to or give me a call on 01522 244682 for more information.
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