Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

  

Downshall Primary School

Meads Lane,

Seven Kings,

Ilford

Essex IG3 8UG

020 8590 2157

Headteacher- Mr I Bennett

Learning Support Assistant

Required to start as soon as possible

Salary: LBR Grade 2

35 hours per week, term time only

  Actual gross salary £16,420 per annum

The LSA will be required to offer support to pupils with a range of complex special educational needs. Candidates must be graduates and have a GCSE qualification in English and Mathematics and will be required to have very good spoken English and experience of working in schools. 

Your duties may vary but you will be required to:

• Implement      agreed strategies that enable pupils to cope with communication and emotional      difficulties;
• Use      effective, agreed behavior strategies to support pupils with emotional      difficulties;
• Support      the learning programme for demanding      pupils;
• Support      groups of children within the classroom as directed by the SEN Coordinator;      
• Remain      calm and positive even when a pupil’s behavior can be challenging;
• Keep      records on the child you support;
• Liaise      with the SENCO, class teacher, parents and other agencies when necessary;
• Be      flexible;
• Carry      out other support duties required by the Headteacher.

Closing date is Thursday 27th September 2018 at 9.00am

This is a full time post on a fixed term contract initially until July 2018, subject to annual review. 

An application pack is available to download from our school website www.downshallprimary.co.uk.

Please complete the application form provided in our application pack.

Applications made on any other forms or CVs will not be considered.

Completed applications can either be emailed to admin.downshall@redbridge.gov.uk, stating LSA in the subject field or posted to the above address.

Downshall Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Downshall is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity.