Learning Support Assistant Specialist

Location: Wembley – excellent transport links to Central London

Salary:£25,762 - £29,419 pro rata (Actual salary £24,621 - £28,116 per annum)

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: 40 hours per week – working hours to be agreed with line manager.

Start date: September 2024

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024 at 12pm

Join us at Ark Elvin and be part of our school’s exciting transformational journey.

About the role:

We are looking for two dedicated and enthusiastic Specialist Learning Support Assistants (an intervener and a resourcer) who will play a vital role in providing tailored support to pupils who have special educational needs, ensuring they have the opportunity to reach their full potential. You will work alongside a friendly and high-performing team of professionals.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working 1:1 to support a deaf-blind young person in a classroom environment (Intervener).
• Experience in adapting a range of school resources including texts, diagrams and images for visually impaired learners (Resourcer).
• Relentless drive to do whatever it takes to ensure all pupils succeed.
• Adaptability, flexibility and resourcefulness in delivering outcomes.

View the full job description and person specification here.

About our school:

At Ark Elvin Academy we are proud of the excellent education we offer each of our pupils. Our team of enthusiastic, high expectations staff have transformed our school from special measures to outstanding in our most recent Ofsted (June 2023). But our work is not done – far from it – our mission is big and bold for our pupils and we are just as excited about the next step in our school improvement journey as we work together to deliver the transformative education our community need and deserve.

You will become part of a close-knit professional community of enthusiastic colleagues who benefit from the training, guidance, and support from the Ark music network, one of the country’s top performing school groups.

Read about our mission and six pillars here.

We offer:

• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support. 

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.

How to apply:

Please visit https://arkelvinacademy.org/vacancies and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response, early application is strongly encouraged.

If you have any questions or wish to discuss this opportunity, please contact our HR Advisor, Danke Daramy on d.daramy@arkelvinacademy.org.

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Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.