SEND LSA

Horndean Church of England Junior School; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Horndean Church of England Junior School is seeking enthusiastic and compassionate staff to join our Inclusion Team as SEND LSAs. The role involves working with children with SEND across the school, providing in-class support and small group interventions, and aligning with the SENCo to plan provision for EHCPs.

We value dedicated staff with experience in schools and a commitment to supporting vulnerable pupils, with training provided to ensure confidence in the role and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in schools is essential.
• Experience supporting children with additional needs is essential.
• Ability to work as part of an Inclusion Team and follow guidance from SENCo.

Responsibilities

• Support children with SEND across the school.
• Provide in-class support and small group intervention as directed by the class teacher.
• Work with the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion to implement guidance and training.

Skills

Compassionate

Enthusiastic

Experience in schools

Job description

Horndean Church of England Junior School is a thriving, inclusiveschool where every child is valued and supported to flourish. We take greatpride in nurturing both academic achievement and personal growth, with a strongcommitment to children with additional needs. We are particularly pleased thatthis was recognised in our recent Ofsted inspection as our report states, ‘Provisionfor vulnerable pupils is a strength of the school.’.

Joining our dedicated Inclusion Team as a SEND LSA offers theopportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. We are seekingenthusiastic and compassionate support staff to work with children with SENDacross the school.

As our children’s needs are diverse, we are seeking staff with a broadrange of skills to ensure the best possible match with individual pupils.Previous experience working in schools and/or supporting children withadditional needs is essential. Our SEND LSA roles are offered on a fixed-termbasis, aligned with the specific needs of individual children and expected tocontinue for the duration of their time at our school. As an employee ofHampshire County Council, you have protected employment rights.

We are looking for newstaff to support children whose needs reflect one or more of the main SENcategories:

• Cognitionand learning
• Communicationand interaction
• Social,emotional and mental health
• Sensoryand physical disabilities

Our SEND LSAs work withchildren who have Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Provision for thesechildren is planned by their teacher, ably supported by our non-class-basedAssistant Headteacher for Inclusion (SENCo), and delivered by our SEND LSAs. Ourchildren require a mixture of in-class support and individual or small groupintervention provision, so training and guidance will be provided to ensure newstaff are confident and competent in role.

We have a large andsuccessful team of SEND LSAs at our school who meet regularly with our AssistantHeadteacher for Inclusion to share good practice and undertake relevanttraining and development. In addition, new members of staff joining our teamare allocated a ‘buddy’ from the class LSA team to support them personally.