Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Controller

Bearwood Primary School; Sindlesham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Bearwood Primary School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor to join a dedicated team. You will support children with learning needs and contribute to a positive, inclusive learning environment during lessons and lunchtimes.

You will work closely with teaching staff to promote independent learning and engage pupils through varied instructional approaches, while maintaining strong communication with the school community.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children in primary education.
• Able to articulate and support teaching and learning.
• Understanding of therapeutic approaches for children who have experienced early life trauma.
• Knowledge of inclusion strategies to support children with SEND.
• Ability to engage learners and move learning forward.
• Good communication with the school community and team collaboration.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, reflective and committed to professional development.
• Sound literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality support to individuals and groups of pupils.
• Promote independence and learning through targeted assistance.
• Support individual children with learning needs if required.
• Work closely with the teaching team to make lessons and lunchtimes valuable.

Skills

Experience with primary pupils

Teamwork

Communication skills

Literacy & numeracy

Job description

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor to join our dedicated, supportive and hard-working team. The post involves working closely with the whole teaching team to provide high quality support to individuals and groups of pupils whilst promoting independence. Applicants must be willing to support individual children with learning needs if required.

We arelooking for someone who:

• has experience supporting childrenin primary education.
• is able toarticulate and demonstrate support for teaching and learning.
• hasan understanding of therapeutic approaches for children who haveexperienced early life trauma.
• is able to demonstratea knowledge of or be willing to learn inclusion strategies to supportchildren 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 sound literacyand numeracy skills.