Learning Support Assistant
Bohunt School Liphook
Hampshire
- £13,395.41 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2021
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant – Bohunt School Liphook
Actual Salary £13,395.41 based on full time hours, term time only
1 year, full time, (part time hours will be considered) fixed contract
We are seeking to appoint a well organised, skilled and professional person to support students within the School and sixth form. If you are passionate about young people, enjoy variety in your role and thrive on working in a busy environment this is a great opportunity for you. The successful candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, relate well to young people and possess Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent). We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with an experience of working at sixth form level as well as supporting students with physical difficulties and or visual impairments (training and or qualifications in these areas not essential but desirable).
Working as part of a team, within many different departments, is a crucial aspect of the role, so you must have a flexible attitude to react to different situations throughout the school day and the ability to use your own initiative within the learning environment.
Are you able to:
• Work flexibly and use your own initiative?
• Communicate effectively with a friendly and helpful disposition?
• Work calmly under pressure?
Responsibilities:
• To work under the direction of the SENDCo and Assistant SENDCo on a daily basis.
• To assist in the education, supervision and welfare of students in the classes you are assigned to and around the school
• To create a positive atmosphere and professional impression that reflects our core values and ethos
Benefits:
• Working in a highly motivated team of colleagues
• The opportunity to gain further experience and career progression at the school
TO APPLY: please read the job description, letter to applicants, School information and complete the BS support staff application on our website – https://www.bohunt.hants.sch.uk/about/vacancies/
Applications should be returned to recruitment@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
Closing date: 09am on Tuesday 31 August 2021
Interview date: September 2021
Start date: September 2021
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
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About Bohunt School Liphook
Bohunt School is a mixed 11-18 School and Sixth Form with more than 1800 students on roll. We are the state school of choice for the local area and draw students from the surrounding region, including the counties of Surrey and West Sussex.
In 2013 we were rated as Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted and in 2014 we were named ‘Overall School of the Year’ by the Times. Due to our heritage as a Specialist Language College our curriculum maintains a strong international flavour, including immersion language teaching in Mandarin and French. We are a busy and vibrant school with high expectations and aspirations for all members of our learning community.
Bohunt School became founder of the Bohunt Education Trust (BET) in 2014.
BET is ambitious. Beyond running its individual schools highly successfully, we aim to transform education in Britain by sharing the experiences, insights and methods we’ve pioneered in own schools.
Teach at BET
BET recognises and nurtures your skills, talents and sense of vocation. As a BET teacher, you’ll be encouraged to explore and extend your own practice, through our innovative teaching methods and partnerships with business and industry. You’ll also enjoy fantastic opportunities for professional and subject-specific training and development to enhance both the classroom experience for your students and your own career progression.
Our Vision
Bohunt's ethos of ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’ underpins our vision to give all students an outstanding education and develop skills in the classroom and beyond. These core values help our students flourish throughout their school career, and on into later life.
Enjoy: At Bohunt enjoyable learning takes place in a stimulating, vibrant environment and within a framework of high expectation.
Respect: We promote a strong sense of self-worth combined with a respect for others. Consistently high expectations are embedded within an environment that is founded on mutually respectful relationships between students, staff and parents
Achieve: We are proud of our academic success and are one of the top performing state schools in the country. Our personalised curriculum provides students with an equality of opportunity that ensures all learners achieve, whatever their interests and strengths.
Bohunt School exists to meet the educational needs of all its students. Central to our philosophy is a belief that each individual is capable of making a positive and significant contribution to society.
Sixth Form
Bohunt Sixth Form opened in September 2017 in purpose built accommodation surrounded by open countryside, a short walk away from the main school. Bohunt Sixth Form offers inspirational opportunities for those who relish intellectual challenge, and support from expert staff who know students well.
Community
We are proud to serve our community by providing for its leisure, learning and social needs; our facilities are extensive and impressive and include squash courts, a floodlit artificial turf pitch and changing pavilion, a fully equipped fitness room and a sports hall.
TESLA
We are a lead school in the TESLA Teaching School Alliance which is a partnership of educators who have the highest expectations and are striving to achieve exceptional education for all by removing barriers to learning, challenging established pedagogy and raising aspirations. TESLA offers a growing range of bespoke continuing professional development and leadership development courses, from newly and recently qualified teachers, to aspiring Headteachers. As a lead school for School Direct, we provide excellent Initial Teacher Training in collaboration with a wide number of Higher Education Institutions
We are a close-knit team here at Bohunt School, all dedicated to seeing the students under our care thrive, develop and succeed. Everyone brings their own gifts, talents, personality and experience to their role, helping to sustain our rich and diverse learning culture. We take our position of trust extremely seriously, and you’ll be required to obtain Enhanced DBS check before joining our team.
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