Learning Support Assistant
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Essex
- £12,164 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Local Government Pay Scale - Scale 3
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 September 2020
Job overview
LGS Scale 3
28.75 hours per week (8.40 a.m. to 3.10 p.m. Monday to Friday)
39 working weeks (44.3 paid weeks)
Actual annual salary from £12,164
Start Date – To be confirmed
The Learning Academy, home to our Special Educational Needs (SEN) department, is integral to the ongoing success of the school, and our Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) are a vital part of the team. We are implementing a number of innovative and exciting changes and we are looking for an excellent LSA to help us to help our KS3 and KS4 SEN students to fulfil their potential.
The role will involve:
• Working with individuals or small groups of children in collaboration with teaching staff;
• Proactively supporting students with activities designed to enhance numeracy and literacy;
• Supporting SEN students in gaining the ability to utilise IT in the classroom;
• Promoting positive behaviour, raising esteem and encouraging an aspirational culture;
• Working with SEN students to foster their development as independent learners.
In order to achieve this, you will need to have:
• A good standard of education (ideally Maths/English GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent);
• A commitment to high standards of achievement from students and yourself;
• Excellent organisational skills and competence in common IT applications;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to act on your own initiative;
• An enthusiastic, can-do attitude with a good sense of humour.
This is an exciting time to join our school. You will become part of a positive, aspirational and fun team that values the contribution of its LSAs immensely. Training can be provided and ongoing professional development will be encouraged.
The full job description is attached, together with application forms and more information can be found on the school’s website.
www.tla.essex.sch.uk
Please email the completed application form, recruitment monitoring information and SD2 form to: recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk or post to HR Team at The Sigma Trust, Tendring Education Centre, Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BE. Please do not hesitate to contact the Sigma Trust by email or on 01255 750913 should you require any further information regarding this position.
Closing date: 1st September 2020
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. A disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service will be sought for successful candidates.
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About The Thomas Lord Audley School
- The Thomas Lord Audley School
- Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, Colchester
- Essex
- CO2 8NJ
- United Kingdom
The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school, situated to the south of Colchester. It serves a wide and diverse catchment area, including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End, the villages to the south of Colchester and the community of Mersea Island. Students achieve a good standard of GCSE results in a wide range of subjects including English and Maths.
The Thomas Lord Audley School is a community in which every student matters. We have high expectations of all students with respect to behaviour, attendance and punctuality and have developed a curriculum, which enables our students to develop as young people as well as achieve good exam results. We have a highly committed and well-qualified staff who encourage students to give their best in all aspects of school life.
The school achieved an impressive ‘Good’ in its Ofsted inspection in February 2020, which recognised the further developments we have made following our previous ‘Good’ in April 2016. Furthermore the school was recognised as the Most Improved Secondary School in Essex in 2016.
We very much value the commitment and determination of all our staff in ensuring that the students access a high quality education. The school is value driven and not inclined to game the system or focus exclusively on the quick fix. Our SLT is mature and well rounded and we have excellent relationships with colleagues. We are a happy school and have a relatively low staff turnover because staff in general feel well supported both personally and professionally. As a school, we take a considered approach to school improvement and performance management. We believe in building on our strengths and developing a few key aspects of our provision in depth and over time in order to have a sustained positive impact on students and to enable staff to experience professional satisfaction.
The Thomas Lord Audley School is pleased to be a member of the Sigma Trust and we fully subscribe to the Trust’s Mission, Vision and Values. We have positive relationships with our partner schools and fully engage in a wide range of activities. A number of colleagues are involved in leading aspects of Trust development at a senior level and other colleagues are participating in middle and senior leadership courses. We are keen to enable members of staff to develop their professional expertise and career.
We would very much welcome an application from you and think that if you came to work here you would have a positive experience.
Simon Essex
Headteacher
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