Learning Support Assistant - Lunchtime - Permanent

Apply by: 26th January 2018 at 09:00 Start Date: February 2018 

Salary: Level 1 APT&C Scale 1 London Living Wage (18,330.00 pro rata) 

Primary location: Willow Dene School, Greenwich

Contract type: Permanent (8.75 hours per week, term time only 38 weeks per year }

Willow Dene is a large special school in Plumstead for children aged 3-16 on two sites. We are a forward thinking and innovative school that is committed to providing an outstanding education for children with a wide range of learning needs. Willow Dene forms part of the exciting Compass Federation of schools with Deansfield Primary, South Rise Primary, Horn Park Primary, Halstow Primary, Alderwood Primary and Wingfield Primary. This unique partnership provides immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision and outcomes, and the sharing of good practice. We are a research-engaged community and are constantly seeking new and innovative ways of developing teaching for learning. 

You will be required to support children over the lunch and play time periods. You will be actively involved in helping children to eat, providing all aspects of personal and intimate care and in supporting children to develop play and social skills.

Induction programmes and training will be provided for the successful candidate.

Willow Dene is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending the school. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further information and application packs are available from the school website: www.willowdene.greenwich.sch.uk

Completed application forms should be emailed to: bpease@willowdene.greenwich.sch.uk.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed

Closing date for applications: 26th January 2018 @ 9.00am

Shortlisting: 30th January 2018

Interviews: 8th February 2018