Learning Support Assistant

Heartlands High School; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartlands High School in England is seeking dedicated Learning Support Assistants to support students with special educational needs and disabilities and help them participate fully in lessons.

You will work as a key worker, build positive relationships with students and carers, support behaviour and safeguarding, and participate in staff meetings and training.

The role requires flexibility to provide high quality and flexible support on school trips and during examinations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SEND and ability to support diverse learners.
• Focused subject knowledge and willingness to adapt to different subjects.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students with special educational needs to ensure inclusion in classroom and school community
• Contributing to learning and motivation of all students
• Building positive relationships with students
• Promoting inclusion in the school
• Ensuring students are suitably challenged
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with parents/carers
• Working as key worker under the direction of line manager
• Promoting positive student behaviour and helping resolve conflicts
• Supporting and complying with safeguarding policies
• Providing high quality, flexible support including on school trips
• Updating students’ success passports on a half-termly basis
• Attending annual reviews as key worker
• Participating in staff meetings/training
• Supporting students with examination access arrangements e.g., scribing
• Supporting students with personal care as required

Skills

SEND knowledge

Focused subject knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We require dedicated, talented and energetic Learning Support Assistants to work at Heartlands High School. At present 16% of students at Heartlands are on the SEND register and we have 60 children with Education and Health Care Plans. Our aim is to support and nurture young people with additional needs, so they fulfil their potential and enjoy their time at Heartlands.

We welcome candidates with focused subject knowledge as well as those with knowledge of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The Heartlands High School motto is SEARCH for Success, and we would welcome a candidate who is able to promote these steps to success:

• School Matters
• Effort
• Achievement
• Responsibility
• Character
• High Aspirations

Main Activities and Responsibilities

• Supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities to ensure their inclusion in the classroom and the wider school community
• Contributing to the learning and motivation of all students
• Building positive relationships with students
• Promoting inclusion in the school
• Ensuring that students are suitably challenged
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with parents/carers
• Working to meet the learning and emotional needs of students
• Working as key worker under the direction of your line manager
• Promoting positive student behaviour, helping to resolve conflict and encourage responsibility
• Supporting and complying with school policies on safeguarding
• Providing high quality and flexible support, including on school trips.
• Updating students’ success passports on a half termly basis
• Attending annual reviews in your capacity as key worker
• Participating in staff meetings/training
• Supporting students with their examination access arrangements e.g., scribing
• Supporting students with their personal care - as required