Learning Support Assistant

The Windmills Junior School; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Windmills Junior School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to support learners in the classroom and supervise midday meals. The role includes taking small groups or individuals to focused activities planned by the teacher, and providing first aid and administering medicines as required.

We value a positive, calm and flexible approach. The successful candidate will build positive relationships with children and staff, demonstrate patience, and maintain confidentiality at all times.

Qualifications

• GCSE level literacy and numeracy is required.
• Good English and maths essential to support learners.
• Experience in a primary school is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children and adults.
• Commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in the classroom as an LSA.
• Take groups or individuals to focused activities planned by the teacher.
• Work as mid-day-meals supervisor during lunch period.
• Provide first aid to children in your care.
• Administer medicines as required per policy.

Skills

Patience

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Active listening

Education

GCSE level literacy and numeracy

Job description

The Windmills Junior School is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant. This will involve working as a LSA in the classroom, supporting the learning for those that need extra support and taking out small groups or individuals to do focused activities planned by the teacher. This post also requires the applicant to work as a mid-day-meals supervisor through the lunch period and provide first aid and administer medicine to the children in their care.

Having a fantastic team around the children ensures that we reach our goals. We are looking for a positive, calm, flexible individual to join us. We see the role of Learning Support Assistants as essential to children’s learning and therefore require a passionate, skilled, and professional person to take on this key role. Good English and maths skills are essential to support our learners make progress. Recent experience in a primary school and working with children is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will:

• have a passion for working with children
• be able to build positive relationships with children and adults alike
• have an optimistic and positive attitude and be flexible to the demands of the job
• be patient and able to stay calm and listen to and value the children
• positive about working with young people with disabilities, learning and behavioural needs and working to find strategies to support these children to succeed
• be suitably qualified for the post of Learning Support Assistant i.e. have a good literacy and numeracy skills(to GCSE level or higher)
• have good mathematical skills that could be used to support children working up to year 6 (good understanding of tables, division, problem solving and fractions)
• be able to work as part of a team, and
• have the ability to maintain confidentiality