Learning Support Assistant

LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

The London Borough of Bromley is recruiting an organised and confident individual to support teaching staff and assist named students with special educational needs, ensuring they receive high standards of care and education while remaining safe, secure and successful.

The role requires strong administrative and interpersonal skills, experience with children or young people, and a flexible, reliable approach.

Qualifications

• Strong organisation, administrative and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly with young people.
• A flexible approach and willingness to go the extra mile.
• Commitment and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Work with and support members of the teaching staff in ensuring that named students with Special Educational Needs receive the highest possible standards of care and education.
• Ensure that students are safe, secure and successful.
• Support groups of students who require additional support.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Contract Type

Permanent - 185 days of term time (37 weeks) not including staff training days

Hours

30 hours per week, 37 weeks (term time only)

Salary

BR4 (full time range £25,522 - £25,703) Actual salary £17,375

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking to recruit an organised and confident person with good interpersonal and communication skills, to work with and support members of the teaching staff in ensuring that named students with Special Educational Needs and groups of students who require additional support receive the highest possible standards of care and education, ensuring that they are safe, secure and successful.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong organisation, administrative and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly with young people
• A flexible approach and willingness to go the extra mile
• Commitment and reliability

Eperience

• Experience of working with children or young people in an educational, childcare or support setting.
• Experience of providing individualised support to students with additional needs.
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from backgrounds currently underrepresented in our staff body.

The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and appointments are based on the applicant’s ability to meet the requirements of the position. The Trust is opposed to any form of discrimination against any individual or group and welcomes the fact that our Trust includes a diversity of individuals from many races and cultures. Behaviour, which is discriminatory on the grounds of race, colour, culture, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, will not be tolerated.