Admin and Learning Support Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for an Administration and Support Assistant to join our Wimbledon Team.

The ideal candidate will have excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) and good reading, writing and numeracy skills, along with the ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers. Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN) is desirable.

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic individual with a passion for learning and excellent inter-personal skills who enjoys working as part of a team. The role involves supporting children, assisting therapists and teachers, helping to maintain the learning environments and assisting with administration. The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative and computer skills as they make up a large part of the role.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Good organisational skills, be proactive with high energy levels.
• Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of children with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.
• Flexibility to carry out any such other duties as may be reasonably required and directed by the Principal.

Register / Attendance

• Updating registers with changes – i.e late/ illness.
• Absence – contact students / verify with parents. Calls and email – follow up any issues.
• Inform staff of absentees / update calendars / diaries.
• Take group time in absence of Form Tutor
• Advise all of return to school/ college dates
• Authorise absence requests after discussing with relevant staff members/informing relevant staff and updating the diary.
• Communicate parental concerns and any general concerns to relevant staff.

General Duties/ Pastoral care

• Meeting and greeting visitors.
• Redirecting lessons/ staff. Update staff when pupils arrive after registration.
• Providing cover for staff breaks/absence.
• Updating Therapists on students progress/ any issues
• Providing individual support if needed – advice / strategies/ chats/ manage budgets/ medical.
• Organising remote teams/ zoom / phone calls or face to face meetings with relevant staff.
• Escorting students to other areas of building/sites for therapy sessions/ music lessons / other tasks.
• Collecting students from specific sessions.
• Taking in and signing for deliveries.

Medical records

• Updating all medical records / letters to parents.
• Updating Medical information document - Inform all staff of severe allergies / medical problems.
• Overseeing medication
• Ensuring First Aid incidents are logged.

General Admin

• Annual Reviews –
• Sending out reports, booking rooms/ inviting relevant attendees, sending letters to parents and local authority, collating replies. Rebooking and send out new dates if applicable. Co-ordinating attendees.
• Writing behaviour/ safeguarding / correspondence logs when necessary.
• Helping to get ‘Student Voice’
• Filing
• Helping to create timetables
• Ensuring main office know when pupils are taken off role.
• Restocking supplies/ stationary
• Writing up minutes of meetings

The role is permanent and full time with 8 weeks holiday per year, Monday to Friday (8:30 – 17:00)

Closing Date: 3rd March 2023

If you wish to apply for this post, please complete the attached internal application form and return it to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk

For further information, please contact Laura Douglas, Wimbledon Lead.