Inclusion Learning Support Assistant

Rainhill High School; St Helens; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused educational institution in St Helens is seeking an Inclusion Learning Support Assistant. This full-time role involves working with pupils in the inclusion centre who face various challenges. The ideal candidate will have experience with challenging behaviours and a passion for helping young people. The school emphasizes a supportive working environment, offering career development opportunities.

Benefits

Supportive environment

Reduced workload

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with challenging behaviours in children is essential.
• It is not essential to have worked in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the education, personal and social development of pupils in the inclusion centre.
• Assist individuals or small groups in completing structured learning activities.
• Provide welfare support in line with the school’s policies.

Skills

Experience with challenging behaviours in children

Desire to make a difference

Ability to develop positive relationships

Job description

Inspire & Excel at Rainhill High

Are you interested in a career where no two days are the same?

We are looking to recruit an Inclusion Learning Support Assistant at Rainhill high School as soon as possible to work with pupils who are accessing our ARC Inclusion Centre.

Pupils supported in the centre have a wide range of barriers including low attendance, escalated behaviours, undiagnosed SEND, awaiting specialist provision.

You will work alongside the Inclusion Centre Manager and will have a crucial role to play in making our school a safe and happy place for every single one of our pupils that you help to support.

It is not essential to have worked in a school setting, however previous experience of working with challenging behaviours in children and young people is essential, as is a desire to want to make a difference.

Embracing our school values of ‘Learn, Think, Contribute, Care’, you will inspire our young people to enjoy and achieve; to reach heights that they never thought possible.

Why Join Us?

• Permanent, full-time role
• ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated school (2023) – Part of Stephenson MAT
• Supportive environment – Reduced workload, tech investment & career development
• Excellent partnerships – Hope University, Ambition Institute, Rainbow Teaching School Hub and more

Purpose of the Post

Under the Inclusion Manager’s clear guidance, in respect of their work with individuals or small groups, to support the education, personal and social development of pupils who are supported in the school inclusion centre. This includes those with low attendance, escalated behaviour, undiagnosed special educational needs and those awaiting specialist provision to establish positive relationships with the pupils and assist them in completing structured learning activities. The role would be to ensure pupils remain on task and report progress to the teacher.

In addition to the following duties, the postholder may be required to undertake any of the duties normally associated with a lower graded Teaching Assistant post.

Specific Responsibilities

Support for Pupils

Under the clear guidance of the Inclusion Centre teacher to assist in the implementation of structured learning activities and to assist individual/group of pupils to complete tasks;

1. To undertake activities to assist in monitoring the personal social and emotional needs of pupils.
2. To develop positive relationships with pupils to assist pupil progress and attainment.
3. To assist in the devising of pupil's individual targets and their monitoring and review.
4. Support a particular pupil as part of a planned inclusion programme.
5. To assist in the development of varying skills that support learning.
6. Promote self-esteem, independence and resilience for learning.
7. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance and direction of the teacher.
8. Provide welfare support in line with the school’s behavioural/safeguarding and SEN policies

Support for the Teacher

1. To assist the Inclusion Centre Manager to engage pupils through a creative and innovative curriculum.
2. Able to deliver interventions to meet the specific needs of individual children and small groups.
3. To assist in the monitoring/recording of pupil progress and developmental needs.
4. Support the delivery of differentiated learning styles, by the class teacher’ for pupils in the class.
5. To assist in the production of learning resources.
6. To undertake routine classroom administrative tasks including the maintenance of records.
7. To assist in pupil supervision and assist in the management of pupil behaviour.
8. To provide information to the class teacher to assist in the planning of work programmes.
9. To liaise with the school's nominated person in respect of pupil absence.
10. Administer routine tests, assist in the invigilation of exams and undertake routine marking of pupils work under the direction of a classroom teacher.

Support for the School

1. To assist in providing an atmosphere in which effective learning can take place.
2. To support the promotion of positive relationships with parents, carers and outside agencies and to work within school policies and procedures.
3. To take care for their own and other people's health and safety.
4. To be aware of the confidential nature of issues related to home/pupil/teacher/school work.
5. Be aware of, and support, difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
6. To assist with the supervision of pupils out of directed lesson time, including before and after school if appropriate and within working hours.
7. Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.

Support for the Curriculum

1. Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/learning programmes, taking into consideration pupil learning styles.
2. Undertake literacy/numeracy programmes, record achievements and progress and providing appropriate reports and feedback for the teacher.
3. Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use;
4. Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.

Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

This post is subject to a Disclosing & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.