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ASC Learning Support Assistant

ASC Learning Support Assistant

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College

Swindon

Salary:
£14,709 - £15,303 per annum (£19,264 - £20,043 FTE per annum)
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
30 October 2022

Job overview

Salary: £14,709 - £15,303 per annum (£19,264 - £20,043 FTE per annum)

Hours per week: 33 hours, 39 working weeks, 44.64 paid weeks

Start Date: October 2022

This is a fixed term, term time + 5 days vacancy.

*This vacancy may close early if suitable applications have been received before the closing date*

We wish to recruit outstanding ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition) Learning Support Assistants to join our dedicated team in the ASC Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) and contribute to ensuring our school continues to flourish.

Our purpose-built SRP, known as Silver Block, is located in the heart of The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College. Silver Block supports students individually with a personalised programme, to enable them to navigate and develop within a mainstream setting.

We are seeking to appoint resourceful, enthusiastic and self-motivated ASC Learning Support Assistants to add to our innovative, friendly and supportive team.

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is committed to ‘inspiring learners for their future’. We are an ambitious 11-18 school with 1630 students, 220 of which are Sixth Form.

Main responsibilities will include:

  • Building and maintaining successful relationships with students.
  • Planning and preparing sessions to support EHCP outcomes.
  • Supporting learning in the mainstream classroom, whilst promoting independence.
  • Liaising with our team, parents, the wider school and other outside agencies (if required).
  • Nurturing students social, emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Demonstrating a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

This school has a strong academic reputation that has gone from strength to strength and shows the hard efforts of staff and pupils. This is an excellent opportunity to work in partnership with the teaching staff in the school and staff from other schools that make up The White Horse Federation. The Ridgeway School is passionate and committed to ensuring that our curriculum is engaging and inspiring, with high levels of creativity and innovation in our teaching and learning.

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is committed to ‘inspiring learners for their future’. We are an ambitious 11-18 school with 1630 students, 220 of which are Sixth Form.

Our ideal candidate will:

  • be professional and have excellent communication skills
  • have patience, compassion and a sense of humour to help encourage some of our most anxious and vulnerable students to achieve their full potential through a holistic approach
  • be able to bring your own set of skills, interests and talents to complement our versatile team
  • have the ability to work co-operatively within a team setting
  • be flexible, motivated and keen to provide the best support possible for staff and students
  • have a desire to build relationships with staff across the wider school community, acting as advocates for our students
  • be passionate about positively promoting inclusion and have high expectations from and for our students

We encourage applicants from many fields of employment and/or education. Ideally experience of working with young people of all ages and/or specific learning difficulties would be desirable, but not essential.

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction programme
  • A diverse, friendly and supportive team who look out for each other
  • Opportunities to continue with training in relevant areas of interest
  • Opportunities to take on extra responsibilities and roles, within the SRP and wider school
  • Challenging, but endearing young people, who will ensure that no day is the same, but every day is rewarding

Why Work With Us

The White Horse Federation (TWHF) is a not-for-profit multi-academy trust that supports and sponsors many primary, secondary and special schools across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire.

Its shared vision for excellence through partnership means it is also committed to keeping the best of what makes a local school great – in other words, the type of schools where TWHF colleagues would be proud to send their own children.

TWHF combines a relentless drive for academic excellence with a shared moral purpose and shared values while ensuring that fun and happiness are key attributes of each of its schools. TWHF believes that partnership-working with its schools, pupils, and their parents, as well as the wider community, helps creates the best possible outcomes for all children.

TWHF empowers its colleagues through support, training, and career opportunities to recruit and retain outstanding staff who are leaders in their field. That way TWHF can ensure that every student achieves their full potential, regardless of background, culture, heritage, or ability.

Safeguarding Statement

The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.

The White Horse Federation values uniqueness and recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce. We value the contributions of all staff from a wide range of backgrounds and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. At The White Horse Federation, we believe that everyone should be treated with fairness and respect and share a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all of our schools. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and operate a fair recruitment process, free from discrimination against the protected characteristics, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

The Benefits

  • Car Purchase scheme
  • Discounted gym membership scheme
  • Reward Gateway discounts
  • Hire purchase Cycle to Work scheme
  • Free and confidential advice, information and counselling service
  • Excellent Pension scheme


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About The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College has 1560 students, 200 of whom are in the Sixth Form. The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Wroughton.  

The school was established in 1967 and was the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Wiltshire. We offer GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for students, while sixth form students have the option of studying a range of A-levels and further BTECs.   

We are committed to inspiring learners for their future through a vibrant, innovative, and supportive environment where students develop resourcefulness and resilience, accept responsibility, and are challenged to take risks in order to succeed. Maximising individual students’ development and achievement is what every day is about. Achievement in examinations is high, and we offer an extensive range of leadership and extracurricular opportunities that is second to none. Students develop the skills and confidence to prepare them for life in the 21st century and it is our aim that students leave us with a passion for life-long learning.  

Our students are wonderful ambassadors for the school and take pride in continuing to shape and further develop the excellent community to which they belong. This website contains the latest news and events to keep students and parents up to date with school life and to give others a snapshot of our school.

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College lies just south of the M4 between junctions 15 & 16, and within easy travelling distance of Bath, Bristol and Reading. The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College is part of The White Horse Federation Multi-Academy Trust.

To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1998 (as amended by S147 of the Nationality and Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore all positions in the school will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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