Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Loxford School Trust Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Greater London seeks a Learning Support Assistant to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, a passion for education, and a commitment to improving students' life chances. This role involves supporting students' learning and personal development in a nurturing environment. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a significant difference in young people's lives.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Work within a well-resourced specialist learning environment

Join a skilled, creative, and supportive team

Qualifications

• Exceptional knowledge of attendance legislation.
• Proven track record of leading improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the intimate care of pupils/students.
• Positively impact students’ learning.

Skills

Dynamic

Innovative

Hardworking

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

We are seeking ambitious, highly effective, and experienced Learning Support Assistants to join our successful and heavily over-subscribed Multi-Academy Trust with an outstanding ethos where staff are supported to excel.

Positions available at:

This role may involve supporting the intimate care of pupils/students.

About Us

At Loxford School Trust, we foster a pioneering and rigorous learning environment, committed to innovation, providing our students with the opportunity to realize their full potential. We challenge, innovate, and ensure success.

Our commitment to professional development is demonstrated through our Investors in People status. We treat children as individuals and are dedicated to equality of opportunity. Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for a second time, our high VA scores have been praised, and our academic attainment continues to improve. We have recently moved into a new, state-of-the-art learning environment.

Our Environment

Our ICT-rich environment promotes learning both inside and outside the classroom. You will have the exciting opportunity to work alongside a motivated, supportive, and well-qualified team of teachers and support staff.

Candidate Profile

You will be dynamic, innovative, hardworking, and possess exceptional knowledge of attendance legislation. You will have a desire to positively impact students’ learning and a strong commitment to high academic achievement. Above all, you will be dedicated to providing an outstanding education for all students.

We are looking for a candidate who is:

• An excellent practitioner who can enthuse and inspire.
• Passionate about raising aspirations and improving educational life chances.
• Proven track record of leading improvement.
• A role model and champion of learning.
• Clear-thinking and outward-looking.
• Dynamic, innovative, and hardworking.
• A leader with high-level interpersonal skills.

What We Offer

• Join a skilled, creative, and supportive team.
• Be part of a forward-thinking organization with Training School status.
• Opportunities to shape the future of the area.
• Work within a new, well-resourced specialist learning environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Make a real difference in the lives of young people.

Additional Information

Visit our website at www.loxford.net.

The role is Term Time Only — 39 working weeks (paid over 40 weeks) and 45.6 contractual weeks, 31.25 hours per week, 5 days a week. The salary is £28,929 per annum, equivalent to approximately £21,962.15 pro-rata.

For questions or to request an application pack, contact 01708 502900 or speak to Julia Bell-Steel, HR Officer/PA to the Headteacher, at Gaynes School, Brackendale Gardens, Upminster, RM14 3UX.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close the application process early if sufficient suitable applications are received.

For further information, please refer to vacancy reference: Ref: GAYNESLSA.25.