Learning Support Assistant (SEND Unit)

Teaching Vacancies; Taunton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Taunton is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to support up to eight Key Stage 2 children with special educational needs. The successful candidate will work alongside a teacher to deliver an engaging curriculum and support children's development in a nurturing environment. Passion for educational excellence is essential. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a new initiative within a caring community school.

Benefits

Exceptional professional support

Opportunity for career development

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children with Mild to Moderate ASC and/or SLC needs.
• Capable of working within a nurturing and supportive environment.
• A passion for doing the best for children with additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Support children with SEND in the new unit.
• Work alongside the teacher and HLTA to deliver curriculum.
• Ensure integration of unit pupils with mainstream peers.

Skills

Supporting children with SEND

Working in a mainstream school

Experience with ASC and SLC needs

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the role

This is a new and exciting role which will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to support the development and delivery of high quality, effective educational provision for up to eight Key Stage 2 children with mild to moderate ASC and/or Speech, Language and Communication needs.

Working alongside the Unit’s teacher and Higher-Level teaching assistant, the LSA will support the delivery of an engaging curriculum within a nurturing and supportive environment. We have high expectations for what all children can achieve and are committed to supporting our pupils to be the very best they can be.

The successful candidate will bring experience of supporting children with SEND, including supporting children with ASC, SEMH and/or S&LC needs. This may have been through supporting children with additional needs in a mainstream school, in a SEND unit or in a special school setting.

Just as important is that you share our passion and commitment for excellence – for doing the best we possibly can for the children in our care, and the enthusiasm and drive to make the Hatch SEND Unit an exceptional place for pupils to learn and grow.

More detail is provided in the attached job description. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail and/or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Emma Johns (Headteacher) via the school office on 01823 480616.

What the school offers its staff

About ACE

The Academies for Character and Excellence is a Multi-Academy Trust with 20 primary schools across Devon, Somerset and Torbay. Initially established in 2016, the Trust achieves strong outcomes for all pupils through an innovative curriculum, focused on academic excellence, character education and metacognition.

We are growing a family of schools that prioritises working together in collaborative partnerships which are mutually supportive, and which enable both pupils and staff to flourish. Whilst we are ‘stronger together’, we recognise that the distinctive characteristics of each of our schools is what makes them special, and ensures they are rooted in the heart of the communities they serve.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to work in an exciting and innovative Trust that will inspire and allow you to reach your full potential
• Exceptional professional support through Trust Improvement Groups and specialist expertise
• Working with like-minded professionals who share a commitment to doing the best they can to support pupils to grow and flourish
• The opportunity to play a key role in an exciting and important new chapter in the school’s journey.

Further details about the role

About the school

Hatch Beauchamp is a village about 10 minutes to the east of Taunton. It is home to the small primary school with 30 children across two classes, and with a reputation for being particularly caring and inclusive. The school prides itself on its Christian values, and aims to ensure all pupils feel happy, secure and valued – enabling them to make a positive contribution as young people in their community.

The new unit will support 6 to 8 Key Stage Two children with mild to moderate ASC and/or speech, language and communication needs who may struggle to make good progress in a mainstream class on a full-time basis. Pupils will be supported by a team of three in the unit (teacher, HLTA, LSA) who will deliver tailored provision, underpinned by the ACE curriculum. Staff assigned to the unit will be supported by a wider team in the school as well as specialist staff from across ACE.

The unit will benefit from a specially designed classroom, an ‘experience workshop’ and outdoor space to support effective, tailored provision. However, it is important that unit and its pupils are an integral part of the wider school, with opportunities built in for children to integrate with their mainstream peers wherever possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.