Learning Support Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Bromley; Presencial; GBP 19.000 - 23.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Clare House Primary School in London Borough of Bromley is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to act as a consistent key adult for one child with identified learning and language delays. The role focuses on building trusting relationships, using scaffolded participation, and adapting activities to help the pupil engage in lessons and school life.

The post involves working with the teacher and SENCO on support strategies, contributing to Education and Behaviour Plans, supervising pupils,

Formación

• Experience supporting children with learning and language delays.
• Experience using communication-support strategies and interventions that build independence.

Responsabilidades

• Act as a consistent key adult, building trusting relationships that help a child engage in learning.
• Implement structured learning activities, adjusting them to pupil responses and needs.
• Use strategies agreed with the teacher and SENCO to help pupils meet learning goals.
• Work with the Deputy Headteacher and SENCO on positive support strategies for targeted children.
• Contribute to Individual Education and Behaviour Plans where appropriate.
• Supervise pupils, ensure their safety, and encourage interaction and engagement in teacher-led activities.
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents under school policy.
• Keep accurate records, observations and progress feedback for teachers.
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment and resources to support learning.
• Administer routine tests, invigilate exams and carry out routine marking.
• Support pupils with literacy, numeracy and ICT tasks as directed by the teacher.
• Supervise playtimes and lunchtimes.

Conocimientos

Caring, patient and committed

Scaffolding participation

Adapt learning activities for children

Descripción del empleo

Clare House Primary School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to act as a consistent key adult for one child with identified learning and language delays. The post centres on building a trusting relationship that helps the child engage in lessons and school life, using scaffolded participation, adapted activities and steps towards independence. Its focus on a single child makes it a targeted, relationship-based role. Applicants must have experience with children who have similar communication and learning needs, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Act as a consistent key adult, building trusting relationships that help a child engage in learning
• Implement structured learning activities, adjusting them to pupil responses and needs
• Use strategies agreed with the teacher and SENCO to help pupils meet learning goals
• Work with the Deputy Headteacher and SENCO on positive support strategies for targeted children
• Contribute to Individual Education and Behaviour Plans where appropriate
• Supervise pupils, ensure their safety, and encourage interaction and engagement in teacher-led activities
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents under school policy
• Keep accurate records, observations and progress feedback for teachers
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment and resources to support learning
• Administer routine tests, invigilate exams and carry out routine marking
• Support pupils with literacy, numeracy and ICT tasks as directed by the teacher
• Supervise playtimes and lunchtimes

What’s required

Experience

• Experience supporting children with learning and language delays
• Experience using communication-support strategies, adapted learning approaches and interventions that build independence

Skills & knowledge

• Caring, patient and committed approach
• Scaffolding participation and adapting learning activities for children with additional needs

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check