Learning Support Assistant

Blossom House School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch on Fridays

Wellbeing claims (termly)

Annual pay rises

On-site free parking

UK Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

Blossom House School seeks a Learning Support Assistant to support children with social and communication needs. You will provide 1-1 support and assist with class activities in a dynamic, nurturing environment.

The role involves maintaining learning environments, supporting administration, and working with a dedicated therapy team to maximise each child’s potential. Term-time, permanent contract with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
• Good English (clear written and spoken) and numeracy.
• Knowledge and experience of behaviour management.
• Ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.

Responsibilities

• Provide ad-hoc or dedicated 1-1 support to specific children and whole-class support in lessons.
• Help maintain the learning environments and assist with administration.
• Provide ad-hoc management or support with challenging behaviour.

Skills

Outgoing personality

Pro-active

Enthusiasm

Good English

Numeracy

Behaviour management

SEN experience

Autism awareness

Ability to work with children

Job description

You will not find yourself getting bored in this role! Each day brings new challenges, opportunities for development and to demonstrate your supportive skills as a Learning Support Assistant. Your role may involve providing ad-hoc or dedicated 1-1 support to specific children and providing whole-class support in lessons. You'll also help maintain the learning environments, assist with administration and provide ad-hoc management or support with challenging behaviour.

• Are you outgoing and confident with consistent energy and enthusiasm?
• Are you pro-active?
• Do you enjoy working in an environment that is constantly changing?
• Do you have a passion for learning and positive re-enforcement?
• Are you calm under pressure and resilient when faced with challenging behaviour?
• If you answered yes to all of the above AND have a passion for working with children with social and communication needs then you are the Learning Support Assistant we are looking for! ,
• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Good English (clear written and spoken English) and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge and experience of behaviour management.
• The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of children with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.£24,100-£25,800term-time (£28,117-£30,100 FTE)
• Permanent Blossom House School, The role is a Permanent, Term-Time only role Monday to Friday (08:30am - 17:00pm) (approx. 36 teaching weeks per annum) No working required during school holidays Salary from: £28,117 - £30,100 pro rata, depending on experience (£24,100 - £25,800 salary for term-time, 36 weeks pa),
• A supportive working environment in a modern, well-equipped building.
• Small class sizes and the opportunity to work 1-1 with children where possible.
• Support from an enthusiastic and dedicated team of Therapy staff and Teachers who will work alongside you in the classroom. Our Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Art Therapists, Music Therapists, and Play Therapists aim to maximise each child's potential in a nurturing and supportive environment.
• Continued professional development and training.
• The opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We will also train you on how to use Makaton, a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate.
• An opportunity to pursue a career in Teaching or Therapy where applicable.
• Great staff non-contractual benefits such as free lunch on Fridays, termly wellbeing claims, annual bonuses and pay rises and a friendly nurturing environment.
• Close to a good transport network and on-site free parking is available.
• UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your "day to day" healthcare expenditure such as Optical and Dental bills and offers cash back (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.