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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Portway Primary School

Newham

  • £21,140 - £27,030 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Scale 3 Point 5 - 6
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2024
Apply by:
31 May 2024

Job overview

Portway Primary School

Newham Community Learning


Learning Support Assistant


Job starts: September 2024 

Salary: Scale 3 - Point 5 -6 

Contract type: Permanent

Contract term: Term time only


Learning Today Transforming Tomorrow!


Portway is a happy and successful school located in Plaistow, East London. We are at the heart of this culturally rich community where we are able to offer purposeful and exciting learning opportunities for all.  Our vision for our school is for our children to learn today what they need to enable them to transform tomorrow! 


We are seeking to appoint 2 highly motivated Learning Support Assistants to join our creative staff team.  


Responsibilities of the post:


  • Support the Class teacher in planning, preparing, and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups.
  • Demonstrate flexibility, positivity, and resilience, especially in high-pressure situations.
  • Model excellent behaviour management skills within the classroom setting.
  • Embrace professional development opportunities and exhibit enthusiasm for innovative approaches.
  • Empower pupils through personalised support and encouragement, fostering a nurturing environment where they feel confident in their abilities.
  • Cultivate effective communication skills among children, ensuring clear comprehension of instructions.
  • Provide comprehensive care for vulnerable children, including attending to their physical needs and hygiene.
  • Collaborate closely with teachers to facilitate learning activities, maintain records, manage behaviour, and support overall classroom management.


We can offer you


  • Curious children, who love learning
  • Collaboration opportunities with supportive, forward thinking and dedicated teams
  • An extensive wellbeing offer for staff, pupils and families and a Leadership team who promote wellbeing and academic success equally
  • Well-resourced and attractive environment comprising a drama studio and school forest!



Before deciding to apply you will want to find out more about the school - To arrange a visit and/or informal discussion about this post, please contact Scott Chudley – Head teacher on  020 84727142.


Further information about our school can be found on our website - https://portway.ncltrust.net/



Closing Date: Friday 31 May 2024 at 11:59pm

Interviews: w/c Monday 3 June 2024



PLEASE NOTE:


  • Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite. 
  • Portway Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School. 
  • In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), Portway Primary School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.


About Portway Primary School

Portway Primary School is an Outstanding primary school in Plaistow, Newham, which provides an exceptional and enriching education for children from 2 to 11 years.  We believe that our core purpose as a school is not only to help our children succeed academically, but also to teach them about the wider world and their role in the future.  We want children to learn today the knowledge and skills required to be able to transform tomorrow, and so at Portway, we have one simple statement that encapsulates our vision: Learning today, transforming tomorrow.

Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community.  We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of  close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.

To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.

Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme.  Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom.  It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one.  Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more.  Please note that this programme is currently aimed at secondary teaching staff.

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