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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

St Mary Magdalene C of E School

Greenwich, London

  • £21,750 - £22,175 pro rata
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
APT&C Scale 2/3 depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
6 June 2022

Job overview

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (Secondary Phase)

Full Time, Term Time Only (8.30am-3.30pm/8.45am-3.45pm)

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is the only all through school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We are looking to recruit LSAs to join our secondary phase team.

This is a superb opportunity for committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistants to work offering classroom support and also to work with children with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND).

All applicants must have Learning Support/Teaching Assistant experience and, preferably, some experience of working with secondary-aged students with SEND (this experience may have been gained within a mainstream education, in a specialist provision or maybe outside of education).

We offer successful applicants the opportunity to work as part of a friendly and multi-disciplinary team.

We welcome applications from candidates who:   

  • Have experience of working as a Learning Support/Teaching Assistant, preferably at Secondary level.   
  • Have experience of working with children who have SEND.   
  • Have NVQ Level 2 qualification (desirable)   
  • Have knowledge of ASD (desirable)   
  • Are able to prepare and teach effective interventions taking into account the individual needs of learner   
  • Have a professional manner   
  • Are enthusiastic and have a friendly approach   
  • Have good literacy and numeracy skills

About the school: St. Mary Magdalene is a popular and successful outstanding all through school with two school sites; our primary site in Woolwich and our all through site on the Greenwich Peninsula. St Mary Magdalene leads a federation with another primary school in Greenwich (SE10), Christ Church.

Please note that there are no parking facilities at the school, but we are lucky to be served by a number of transport links (North Greenwich - Jubilee Line - is a short walk away and the following bus routes stop within a very short walk of the school 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 335, 422, 472, 486). Please consider this before applying.

We can offer:

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community

• a positive school culture

• a commitment to continuing professional development

• energetic and enthusiastic high attaining pupils

• a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, they cannot be taken into account. 

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found of the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to take part in an observation and interview process. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

For further information, please contact Emma Clark by email eclark@koinoniafederation.com

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About St Mary Magdalene C of E School

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is a co-educational, all-through school based in Greenwich, south-east London. The school has both primary and secondary phases. The secondary phase has approximately 560 students aged 11-18 and 80 staff. 

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is part of the wider Koinonia Federation – a federation of two schools located over four sites that work together as one team. Facilities include a sports hall, library, science labs, drama and dance studio.  Religious Studies, the school's specialism, is a central element of the curriculum. Extra-curricular activities include sports, food technology, STEM club and Bible Club, which all students can attend.   

Federation Executive Co-Headteachers 

Claire Harrison, Victoria Wainwright   

Principal

Razwan Hussain

Values and vision 

St Mary Magdalene C of E School aims to teach pupils to treat others as they would expect to be treated. The pastoral structure of the school ensures that every student is known individually. Children are provided with opportunities to develop their mentoring and leadership skills. The school specialises in Religious Studies and collective worship is a key part of each school day. Teachers intend collective worship, which is led by senior leaders or the School Chaplain, to be a creative and responsive time that follows the Anglican calendar and also acknowledges the key dates of other faiths.    

Inspections

St Mary Magdalene All Through School was inspected by SIAMS in 2018 and was graded Outstanding in all areas.  It was also inspected by Ofsted in 2018 and was graded GOOD in all areas.

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Applications closed