Learning Assistant
Southbank International School, Kensington
Kesington
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- From £23,000pa to £32,000pa depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Aug/Sept 2018
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2018
Job overview
Learning Assistant
The Learning Assistant supports the work and ethos of the school, complementing the teachers’ delivery of a PYP curriculum and contributing to the safety and well-being of all students. They will work to support literacy or numeracy, or to extend students with identified needs, under the guidance of the classroom teacher. The Learning Assistant works collaboratively with teaching staff and assists teachers in the planning cycle and management/preparation of resources. They may also occasionally supervise classes during short-term staff absences where appropriate. They provide support for students, the teacher and the school in order to help raise standards of achievement for all students.
The School is unable to offer Tier 2 sponsorship for this role. Please ensure that you already have the legal right to work and reside in the UK.
To apply for this role please complete the application form and return to jobs@southbank.org Please note we do not accept CV’s for this role. Further details regarding the role can be found in the candidate brief.
Closing date for applications 27 April 2018
The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Cognita Safeguarding: Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report any concerns to the School’s Child Protection Officer/Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Principal, or make a referral directly to the local child protection authorities.
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About Southbank International School, Kensington
- Southbank International School, Kensington
- 36-38 Kensington Park Road
- London
- W11 3BU
- United Kingdom
About Southbank
Southbank International School is a high achieving independent school based in central London. We aim to attract the best teaching and administrative staff, to maintain and build upon our successful reputation as a centre for excellent teaching and learning.Southbank is a truly international school with a diverse student population of more than 70 nationalities. The school is based over three campuses in the centre of London. We seek to appoint staff who have the willingness to recognise the diversity that exists in the student body, to teach from a multi-cultural perspective and to practise the highest standards of professionalism.We follow the International Baccalaureate curriculum and whilst previous experience with one or more of the programmes is an advantage it is not essential:
- Primary Years Programme – Hampstead and Kensington (ages 3-11)
- Middle Years Programme – Westminster (ages 11-16)
- Diploma Programme – Westminster (ages 16-18/19)
Southbank prides itself on high standards, encouraging all students to make the most of their unique qualities and talents. Its central belief is that schools are an end in themselves as well as a means to progress into further education. Our aim is to put teaching and learning at the forefront of our mission to provide excellent services to the international community of students and teachers. The school has an exceptional teaching salary scale, and we endeavour to recruit teachers from across the world. Administrative and support staff are also offered competitive salaries and opportunities for career progression.
About the Kensington campus
The Kensington campus offers the PYP for students ranging in age from 3 to 11 and also has children from a multitude of backgrounds. Kensington is relatively small with a close-knit community and is housed in two coverted mansion blocks in Notting Hill. Facilities at Kensington include a Mac-based IT Lab; a music room with a range of percussion instruments; a library/media room to support the PYP programme; a multi-purpose hall used for lunches, sport and concerts; a large garden with a climbing frame, sandpit and an array of equipment for children to use.
For further information about Southbank, including curriculum guides, school prospectus and inspection reports, please visit www.southbank.org.
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