Learning Support Assistant
High Oaks
Hounslow
- Expired
- Salary:
- £13773 to £14999 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2018
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant Required
Great Oaks College
Great Oaks College is a new specialist independent college that is co-located within Oaklands School new state of the art, purpose built premises located in Gresham Road, Hounslow We are close to Osterley Tube Station and public transport routes and just 15 minutes walk from Hounslow bus station. The college will provide further educational opportunities to post 19 students that have moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autism.
The college is split into 3 pathways. Vocational, Life skills and Sensory. The Life skills pathway is a course developed for supporting young adults with a range of both learning and physical difficulties. The curriculum is delivered with highly practical teaching methods, with real life experiences of cooking, cleaning, personal health and wellbeing, re-enforced by functional maths and English. We want our young adults to leave college feeling more confident in being independent.
As a result of an internal promotion we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic member of staff for 4 days per week to support our young adults in developing their life skills in preparation for a more independent future. You will need good team working skills and previous experience of working with young people who have special needs. Applicants must be physically fit and willing to undertake all aspects of personal care including toileting and feeding as required. Great Oaks believes that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief.
We offer a comprehensive induction, Inset and CPD programme for our staff, a pension scheme and other wellbeing benefits including an employee assistance programme.
Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the college is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact Lindsey Banks, HR Officer for an appointment on 0208 560 3569.
To apply, please complete and email the application form to lbanks@oaklands.uk.net
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 18th November 2018
Interview Date: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Start Date: as soon as possible
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only – You will be an employee of Great Oaks College
Charitable Trust
Pay Scale: Scale 5 Hounslow Single Pay Scale point 22 to point 25
Actual Salary: £13773 to £14999 per annum
Hours of work: 9.15am to 4.15pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (25 hours per week)
Days and times of work are not negotiable.
Attached documents
About High Oaks
Interested in developing your career in special education?
We are holding an open day on 24th April for anyone interested working in special education to come and visit our new school and specialist independent college - Great Oaks.
Oaklands is an excellent special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow. We provide specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism. We have a Primary school (New Oaks), Secondary school (High Oaks) and a specialist independent SEN College provision (Great Oaks). We can cater for students aged from 4 to 25 across the Oaklands group.
We are interested to hear from qualified teachers (QTS/QTLS) who are already working in special education and looking for a change, NQT's and those who work mainstream but are considering branching out into special education. All teachers are invited to come along and see our school and college and find out more about what its like working here.
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits.
Call or email Lindsey Banks HR manager on 0208 560 3569 lbanks@oaklands .uk.net to book a place on the open day.
Careers at Oaklands School
Can you make a difference to children and young people’s lives? We have opportunities for people who wish to develop a career working with students with learning disabilities.
We need to employ many more staff over the coming years and would like to hear from anyone looking to develop a career in special education.
Oaklands is at an exciting point in its development; we are currently working towards expansion and full school relocation to a purpose built new school in Hounslow for September 2018. The schools will be based on two sites and will consist of a new primary school (New Oaks) opening in September 2019, along with the current secondary school (High Oaks) and an independent post 19 college (Great Oaks) opening September 2018.
Oaklands is a specialist educational provision for students aged 3 – 25 who have severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), or autism (ASD).
Oaklands believes that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief.
Career Opportunities
Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Relief/Bank Learning Support Assistants
Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Teaching Assistant (TA)
Teachers
Lunchtime Assistants
Relief/Casual Minibus Drivers
The application form, job descriptions and person specifications can be found for all positions on our website http://www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk/page/?title=Career+Opportunities&pid=96
Upon completing their apprenticeship, our staff can progress onto LSA or TA roles.
We offer teacher training sponsorship and are currently sponsoring 4 of our TA’s through teacher training, 3 of whom started their career at Oaklands on our teaching assistant apprenticeship.
We would like to offer work experience placements to students interested in pursuing a career in special education and are always keen to hear from those wanting to volunteer in our school.
Benefits of Working for Oaklands School
•Membership of Pension Scheme
•Extensive CPD training programme for all staff
•Membership of Perkbox (eg. discounted shopping/cinema tickets)
•Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)
•Well-being and medical support
•Childcare voucher scheme
•Annual flu jab
If you would like to find out more about working for us, please get in touch with Lindsey Banks our HR Officer on 0208 560 3569 or email lgrahame.313@lgflmail.org
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