Learning Support Assistant

Bearwood Primary School; Sindlesham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Bearwood Primary School in Sindlesham, England is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join a dedicated team, providing high quality support to individuals and groups of pupils while promoting independence.

The successful candidate will work closely with the teaching team to support children with learning needs, contribute to inclusive practice, and help create a positive, engaging learning environment during lessons and lunchtimes.

Qualifications

• Articulate and demonstrate support for teaching and learning.
• Understanding of therapeutic approaches for neurodiverse children or those affected by trauma.
• Willingness to learn inclusion strategies to support children with SEND.
• Ability to engage learners in varied ways and move learning forward.
• Strong communication with the school community and ability to work as part of a team.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, reflective and committed to professional development.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

Skills

Teaching support

Therapeutic approaches

Inclusion strategies

Engaging learners

Teamwork

Professional development

Job description

We are looking for a Learning SupportAssistant to join our dedicated, supportive and hard-working team. The post involves working closely with thewhole teaching team to provide high quality support to individuals and groupsof pupils whilst promoting independence.Applicants must be willingto support individual children with learning needs.

We arelooking for someone who:

• is able toarticulate and demonstrate support for teaching and learning.
• hasan understanding of therapeutic approaches for children who areneurodiverse or may have experienced early life trauma.
• is able todemonstrate a knowledge of or be willing to learn inclusion strategies tosupport children with SEND.
• is able todemonstrate an ability to engage learners in a variety of ways and has theability to move pupils’ learning forward.
• ableto communicate well with the whole school community, and be able to workas part of a team to make lessons and lunchtimes a valuable and enjoyableeducational experience.
• is motivated,enthusiastic, reflective and committed to professional development.
• has an excellentlevel of literacy and numeracy skills.