1 to 1 Learning Support Assistant
St John's College School
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £14,760 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 19 June 2021
Job overview
St John’s College School is looking for two part time qualified and experienced Learning Support Assistants to start in September 2021.
The first role will be working on a 1 to 1 basis with a child who will have just transitioned to Year 5, moving from the Junior to Senior part of the School.
The second role will be working on a 1 to 1 basis with a child who will have just transitioned to Year 3.
This roles are subject to continuing funding for this provision and will be on a fixed term basis (funding is confirmed up to the end of the next academic year currently, but is expected to continue thereafter).
The posts involve supporting each pupil through a number of different lessons, working closely with the Class Teacher to ensure that we have the fullest possible knowledge of and understanding of the child’s needs.
Our key concern is to appoint candidates who share our commitment to caring for children. The successful candidate is likely to offer:
• an appropriate qualification and previous experience as a Teaching Assistant
• knowledge in this area and previous experience supporting a child with SEN on a 1 to 1 basis. Experience with global developmental delay/ASD an advantage.
• some knowledge of the KS1/2 curriculum.
• a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• an enthusiasm for the outdoors and a willingness to take part in learning in all weathers.
As mentioned above, this role is dependent on continued funding.
Both posts are term time only (34 weeks per year). Both are part time roles, working 29 hours per week spread across Monday to Friday, plus a daily 30 minute unpaid lunch break. There will need to be some flexibility with regard to hours worked, according to the needs of the pupil.
Click apply to request an application pack. A handwritten letter of application should be sent with a fully completed application form to Mrs Karen Close, HR & Compliance Administrator by Friday 18th June 2021. Please state which role you are interested in when you submit your application.
St John’s College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
All appointments are subject to a criminal background check and proof of qualifications in accordance with the requirements of the Children Act.
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About St John's College School
Set in the heart of Cambridge, St John’s College School has long enjoyed and deserved a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides, which focuses on fostering the aptitudes and nurturing the growth of each child. St John’s has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head awards in the Tatler Schools Awards. Its teaching has been rated ‘inspirational’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and it is the first of the very few to have achieved the coveted ‘exceptional’ grade for children’s attainment. At St John’s, we believe in a childhood filled with affection, in which children know that they are known and valued, in which they learn to trust themselves and each other, in which they find and express their voice, discover the difference they can make for themselves and others, learn to think for themselves, to question, to collaborate, to be independent, to own and take charge of their learning and their lives.
A curriculum that believes in children draws from them the highest and the deepest levels of attainment. Though we are not selective in our Kindergarten, our children are on average at the 85th centile on national tests or ability before they leave. Our exam results are outstanding and our 60 leavers gain on average around 25 scholarships to the strongest schools. Up to one-third of our past pupils in due course gain Oxbridge places each year, more than in the most academically selective of schools: our children continue to be exceptional learners.
The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir. The School site has undergone significant rebuilding or redevelopment in the last five years to ensure the facilities, layout and fabric of the buildings fully support the delivery of the School’s ethos.
The majority of children proceed at 13+ to day schools in Cambridge, each of which sets its own Entrance exams, predominantly in English and Maths. About one-third of the children proceed at 13+ to boarding schools via Common Entrance while others will proceed via Academic Scholarship examinations.
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