Learning Support Assistant

The Grove, part of the Heartlands Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Learning Support Assistant 

Salary: Scale 4 - £19664 to £20745

Employer: The Grove

Location:         Haringey

Contract Term: 36 hours x 40 weeks

Start Date: September 2020

Interviews: Starting from 1st June

The Grove School is a new special school for young people with autism opened in September 2018 in Haringey. We are a thriving school with a dedicated staff team who work hard to ensure our pupils are supported to achieve potential. Community values and partnership are at the heart of what we do and we are all immensely proud to be part of this successful school.

As we move into our third year and add new classes to our roll, we are looking to appoint, for September 2020,  Learning Support Assistants who will join our expanding team.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff who have an outstanding track record and are ready for an exciting new challenge. We are a strong learning community that strives to make what we offer to our staff, pupils and families the best it can be. If you share these values, then we want you to join our team! 

This is a rare opportunity to be involved in the early stages of a new school; as a member of our team, you will be part of the development and planning process and work alongside class teachers to deliver a personalised curriculum to our students. 

The successful candidates will make an important contribution to the school ethos. Their role will include supporting students on a daily basis, supporting small learning groups, working with staff to ensure an inclusive approach and working collaboratively to support the learning needs of students on the autistic spectrum.

The successful candidate will have:

● Some experience of working with students with additional needs including autism

● A flexible and proactive approach to supporting students

● Ability to communicate well with students, teachers and adults

● Completion, or the readiness to complete, the LSA induction programme

● Some understanding of the issues relating to child development and inclusion

● A commitment to safeguarding children.

For further information please contact our office manager, Lorraine Bellot on 020 3876 6555 or via our email at office@thegroveschool.co.uk 

Application packs can also be downloaded from the school website: www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Completed application forms with a covering letter, addressed to The Headteacher, Lucia Santi, should be returned to office@thegroveschool.co.uk as soon as possible. 

Interviews will take place virtually using ZOOM and will commence from the week of Monday 1st June 2020. 

Please note that CV’s or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Heartlands Community Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.

NB:  Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Heartlands Community Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.