Learning Support Assistant - 15 Hours

Start date: 01 February 2025 or sooner

Advert closing date: 31 December 2024

Interview date: 07 January 2025

Hours: 15 hours per week, term time only plus 15 INSET hours

An ELAN LSA is positive, a team player, motivational, flexible, creative, and innovative with a supportive nature, as well as being confident, calm, consistent and resourceful with experience supporting pupils in a classroom environment, with Special Educational Needs or disabilities (SEND).

You will work closely with the class teacher to resource and adapt planning and support high quality teaching and learning across all subjects. You will help to create learning environments where pupils can expand their knowledge. You will work with the school community to uphold our trust and school values.

You need to be proactive, energetic, and committed to engaging pupils, developing their desire to learn. You will help to inspire them to be confident and independent. You will also need to be calm, patient, sensitive and able to comfort children when they’re upset.

This is both a 1:1 role and a small group work role. You should have previous experience implementing positive behaviour management programmes and working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other high level needs such as global delay. You should have experience of working with children who have Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Milton Park Primary School has been part of the community of Weston for over one hundred years and we pride ourselves on seeing families return time and time again. Our school is warm and welcoming, and you will be part of a supportive and dedicated team who provide an extraordinary education for the children it serves.

What we offer you:

• a supportive and collaborative environment where all staff are valued and empowered to achieve their best and always be proud of who they are and what they do
• a central team with education specialists in school improvement, innovation and development, SEND and education welfare
• a diverse and inclusive group of academies where every child is valued and celebrated

Why choose ELAN

• We have a strong set of values built upon collaboration, integrity, respect, innovation, and a commitment to providing an extraordinary education for all pupils
• We have high expectations and aspirations for all of our children. Nurturing high aspirations in children is crucial for their growth and development, but it's equally important to ensure those aspirations are grounded in reality. We help our children to learn about themselves and their potential; overcoming setbacks and challenges. We want all of our children to access an extraordinary education because we all care
• Team and community are paramount to everything that makes our schools function well. Our shared purpose and strong focus on collaboration and mutual support means that you'll have access to a wide network of colleagues who can offer guidance and support, both professionally and personally

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.