Learning Support Assistant
The Bridge Academy
Hackney
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,784 (Pro rata of FTE: £19,724)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Mid - September 2017
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2017
Job overview
The salary range for this position is: Spine Point 12 - 16.
This is a term time only positon: 39 Weeks Per Academic Year.
The working hours are: 37.5 hours per week, 8:00am - 4:00pm.
The Bridge Academy is the most improved secondary school in Hackney with progress in the top 15% nationally. We are looking for highly skilled individuals to join our team as we work towards achieving our mission: to ensure that all our students will go on to university or a high quality equivalent, thrive in their chosen field and live a great life.
We value our staff and know how important their well-being is and we offer a professionally stimulating and supportive working environment.
We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant who is passionate about attaining the highest standards. We currently have a strong provision for students who need additional support, enabling them to reach their full potential and in turn achieve their academic goals. The successful candidate will be reliable and committed to our mission and vision for our students, sharing our belief that all young people can and must succeed. If you are up for the challenge, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have?
- Education to a minimum standard of GCSE Grade A-C standard or equivalent?
- Experience of working with students with a range of additional needs and challenging behaviour?
- Awareness of issues related to underachievement and barriers to learning and participation?
- Excellent communication and organisational skills?
Our sponsors UBS provide significant support to the Academy, and we also work with a wide variety of community groups to ensure the best for all our students. Our award winning building is outstanding and is based at our stunning canal-side location, just minutes from Haggerston Station and just over a mile from the heart of the City of London.
To apply for this position, please download the Information Pack and complete the online application form.
Closing date: Thursday 10th August 2017.
Interview date: Week beginning 4th September 2017.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Bridge Academy is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and references.
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About The Bridge Academy
The Bridge Academy opened in September 2007. We educate 900 students in Years 7-11, and our Sixth Form caters for 250 students in Year 12 – 13. Our specialist subjects, Music and Mathematics, sit alongside a broad and rich curriculum; the school timetable has been designed to ensure that there is room for special projects and enrichment and club activities, working with some of the most prestigious organisations in London. Our sponsors UBS, a leading global financial services firm have led the establishment of our school from the onset and they continue to significantly support us.
We are a school with a simple mission: to ensure that when students leave the Academy every one of them can go on to University or a high quality equivalent, thrive in their chosen field and live a great life. In this way, The Bridge Academy truly is ‘A Bridge to their future’.
We are determined that every child who attends The Bridge Academy has the chance to develop their talents and abilities to the fullest in a culture of respect and exemplary behaviour. We have a first-class team, and learning and teaching is stimulating, exciting and enjoyable.
A lot of time has been invested into working in partnership with local primary schools to create the best possible experience for students moving on to secondary school. It means that our students have had the chance to get to know The Bridge Academy team before they arrive and the team is able to establish links with their parents as part of this. By understanding every child individually, The Bridge Academy ensures that every student receives the highest standard of teaching and support.
Our Academy is an academic, inclusive and inspirational environment where innovative thinking and creativity are encouraged and aspirations are raised. We have unlimited aspirations and a belief that anything is possible, and for this reason we are a centre of excellence for learning.
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