Learning Support Assistant Child specific

Forest Oak School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Oak School in Birmingham is seeking two highly motivated Band B Pupil Specific Teaching Assistants to support a Key Stage 2 pupil and a Key Stage 4 pupil. 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks), start date as soon as possible, with fixed-term contract to 31 August 2027.

Working under the Senior Leadership Team, you will help deliver high-quality learning, teaching and assessment. Must hold NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant or other childcare qualification and have experience with

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting learners with speech, language and communication needs.
• Experience of working with learners with cognition and learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate /scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly below age related expectations.
• Must be prepared to train for, or be experienced in delivering, intimate care plans.
• An understanding of learners’ sensory differences
• Experience of helping learners to understand and regulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense of self-awareness, independence and resilience
• Working knowledge of a range of interventions and approaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development
• Partnership with parents

Responsibilities

• Support a Key Stage 2 pupil and a Key Stage 4 pupil under supervision of senior staff.
• Collaborate with teaching colleagues to deliver quality learning, teaching and assessment.
• Contribute to raising standards of achievement for all learners.

Skills

Speech & language support

Cognition & learning support

Intimate care planning

Sensory differences understanding

Emotional regulation & resilience

Literacy & numeracy interventions

Partnership with parents

Education

NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Relevant childcare qualification

Job description

Teaching & Learning Assistant Band B – PupilSpecific - 2 positions

Start Date As soon as possible

Hours 32.5hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)

8.30 a.m. to 4.20 p.m.Monday

8.30 a.m. to 3.20 p.m.Tuesday to Friday

Plus 2 Parent Evenings’each year

Weeks 39 per year

Salary: Band B £24,796 - £25,583 pro rata (actual salary £18,671– £19,264)

Contract: Fixed Term to 31 August 2027

Forest Oak School MissionStatement: Working Together, ReleasingPotential

ForestOak school caters for pupils aged 4 to 18 years with moderate learningdifficulties. Ofsted say we are anoutstanding school (latest Ofsted 2024).

Forest Oakis seeking two highlymotivated and enthusiastic people to join our team as a Band B Pupil Specific TeachingAssistants to support a Key Stage 2 pupil and a Key Stage 4 pupil. Working under the instruction of the SeniorLeadership Team, you will collaborate with teaching colleagues to support thedelivery of quality learning, teaching and assessment to help raise standardsof achievement for all learners.

Tobe considered for this post you must hold an NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistantqualification or other relevant childcare qualification, and haveexperience in working with learners preferably those with additional needs. You must be an individual who has the skillsand passion to positively impact on our learners. You must also possess the commitment,enthusiasm and energy to inspire them every day. You must show your ability to interact wellwith learners and teachers alike in a culture built on the values of mutualtrust and respect.

OurTeaching Assistant roles are different from other settings. We require our Teaching Assistants to have notonly the academic ability to support our pupils but also, the passion,enthusiasm and determination to engage our pupils in their learning. We expect true partnerships with parents andthe confidence to facilitate these independently; you need to be able to workat pace in a fast-paced environment producing consistently high quality work.Your pastoral work will be excellent and you will be confident being one of thefirst points of contact for parents in need of support. Optimism andconsistency will be your core performance virtues. You will be both IT literateand IT confident. You will be assured in challenging colleagues to undertaketheir best endeavours for all learners, recognising excellence and challengingwhen standards of excellence are yet to be met.At interview we will explore your ability to develop rapport withlearners.

Itwould be advantageous if candidates could demonstrate the following:

• Experience of supporting learners with speech,language and communication needs.
• Experience of working with learners with cognitionand learning needs thereby able to collaborate with teachers to differentiate /scaffold learning tasks and activities for learners working significantly belowage related expectations.
• Must be prepared to train for, or be experienced indelivering, intimate care plans.
• An understanding of learners’ sensory differences
• Experience of helping learners to understand andregulate their emotional responses and develop a greater sense ofself-awareness, independence and resilience
• Working knowledge of a range of interventions andapproaches to enhance literacy and numeracy development
• Partnership with parents