Learning Support Assistant
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 4 Point 7
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 3 May 2024
Job overview
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Location: St Mark’s Catholic School, Hounslow
Scale: 4 Point 7 - currently £27,855.00 (FTE)
Working hours: 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Start Date: 1st September 2024
Closing Date: Friday 3rd May
We are looking to appoint a Term Time only Learning Support Assistant (30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year) to join our highly successful and supportive team. The SEND team strive for every pupil to achieve their full potential and make outstanding progress, and Learning Support Assistants provide a vital role in supporting our students both in the classroom and on a one-to-one basis. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people.
The successful candidate will have:
- Passion for working with children/young people and commitment to enabling all pupils to reach their full potential.
- Good written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to build strong relationships with students, staff and parents.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to working in a very busy environment.
St. Mark’s will provide you with the opportunity to:
- Work in a highly successful school, judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
- Join a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community with wonderful staff and students.
- Develop professionally and personally.
- There is free onsite parking and excellent transport links.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer, and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. All applications will be considered solely on merit, and we will be using the Person Specifications and Job Descriptions when shortlisting so please read these carefully before applying, together with the Recruitment Pack which provides further information about the school.
St. Mark’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview, and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check. Please note that an online search of all applicants will be carried out as part of our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023). Any questions arising from this online search may be discussed at interview.
For further details, an application form (Support Staff) and a Recruitment Pack, please visit the vacancies page on our website www.st-marks.hounslow.sch.uk. Your supporting statement should outline your relevant skills and experience. Completed applications
should be emailed to Mrs Sarah Gregory, PA to the Headteacher:
gregorys@st-marks.hounslow.sch.uk.
Please note that we are unable to accept CVs.
We reserve the right to appoint at any stage in the recruitment process
Attached documents
About St Mark's Catholic School
Thank you for your interest in the current vacancies at St. Mark’s Catholic School. St. Mark’s is recognised as being one of the top non-selective secondary schools in the country and in our recent Ofsted Inspection (September 2022) we achieved ‘outstanding’ in every category. Inspectors witnessed the 'Everyday Excellence' at St. Mark's, and they were complimentary about all aspects of our provision. Inspectors noted that:
“Pupils thrive at this school. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils and they are determined that all pupils will be given the opportunities they need to succeed. Behaviour in lessons and around the school is exemplary, and pupils show high levels of respect to each other, to staff and to visitors. The work of the school is held in high regard by others, and leaders share their practice with other schools in the trust and in the diocese.” (Ofsted)
The Catholic ethos is at the heart of all that we do in St Mark’s, and we were also judged to be outstanding in every category in the most recent Diocesan Inspection (December 2018).
St. Mark’s enjoys an outstanding reputation for academic achievement based on a consistent record of excellent examination results. We are proud of the exceptional progress that our pupils make, and we are committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning throughout the curriculum. Our staff are central to the success of the school. They are experienced, highly skilled, and professional. St. Mark’s is a truly inclusive community, and we celebrate our pupils’ achievements, together with providing outstanding pastoral support. Our students have an excellent work ethic, are polite and respectful. We expect all pupils to work hard, to show respect and courtesy for others and to take pride in their appearance. The continuing success of St. Mark’s School is based on a positive partnership between parents, and they are overwhelming supportive of the school and appreciate the commitment of staff.
For any further application details or any queries please email Sarah Gregory, Headteacher's PA. gregorys@st-marks.hounslow.sch.uk or via phone on 0208 577 3600.
St. Mark’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check. References will be requested prior to interview.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. All applications will be considered solely on merit, and we will be using the Person Specifications and Job Descriptions when shortlisting.
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