Learning Support Assistant

Q3 Academy Tipton is an ambitious and rapidly improving Academy, fully committed to raising achievement for students, developing and retaining high quality staff and curriculum innovation. Our Academy's success is underpinned by a relentless focus on raising standards, developing the whole child and improving the quality of provision in every area.

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our fantastic team of dedicated, hard-working colleagues, who contribute to a wonderful culture of work, supporting students with additional needs.

If you are determined to make a difference to the life chances of young people by raising standards, expectations and achievement we would like to hear from you.

Please see our Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this role.

Some of the duties and responsibilities are:

Provide support for students with speech, language and communication, social and emotional difficulties

• Assist students in the use of resources including IT
• Support individual and group work assigned by the Learning Consultant to raise core skills, support Personalised Learning Plans and help students access the national curriculum
• General support to students in line with Education, Health and Care Plans or planned provision
• Deliver pre-planned programmes of work under the direction of a Learning Consultant
• Assist in the assessment of students attainment and with the recording and monitoring of students progress
• Assist the Learning Consultant with the supervision of students on school trips/visits
• Liaise with Learning Consultants and other staff to obtain, exchange and record information on students in accordance with Academy policy
• Support the supervision of individuals/groups of students

For a full list of duties please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Application process

Please click 'Apply Now' and once fully completed, please submit your application. Please note only completed Academy application forms will be considered.

Closing date for applications:  Friday 2nd July 2021

Start Date:  September 2021

Informal visits to the Academy are taking place with  COVID protocols. Should you wish to arrange an informal visit or discussion please contact Eleanor Forté - e.forte@q3tipton.org.uk or on 0121 312 1341 to arrange.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To assess the suitability of the candidate, this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS), satisfactory employment references, as well as identification and qualification, prohibition and barred list checks which will be required before commencing duties.

Please note: Only completed application forms will be considered for this vacancy.

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