LSA

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT- PASTORAL SUPPORT
Start Date: Sept 2024
32.5 hours per week / 39 weeks per year
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and creative practitioner to work as a Learning Support Assistant. The successful candidate will support the development of young people, with a wide range of learning difficulties, ranging from moderate to severe/profound and complex, including SEMH and ASC.
Within the role you will work with the school leadership team, taking responsibility for supporting and developing the skills of pastoral team members and developing pastoral capacity across school, working collaboratively with other schools in the Trust. The pastoral support hub offers programmes to students, around emotional and social development, through individual and small group work. Experience of working within a restorative culture and utilising strategies in supporting students with sensory, social and emotional needs and Autism is an advantage. The applicant should have energy for supporting positive behaviour, communication and complex needs, work in a relationship-based and trauma informed way and have a relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
This is a great opportunity to further your career within an environment based on a coaching culture and a commitment to staff personal and professional learning and development.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references
OTHER
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move.
In addition, you will also benefit from
access to free accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development
support with interview preparations so you're fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role
support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one