Learning Support Assistant

The Grove School, part of the SEARCH Education 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 for The Grove specialist school for Autistic Pupils 

Salary:  Scale 4 £23,400 to £24,684 pro rata, actual £21,271.5 to £22,438.7

Location: Haringey

Contract Term: 36 hours x 40 weeks

Start Date: September 2022 

Closing Date: Friday 10th June 2022 at 9 a.m. 

Interviews: Week beginning Monday 13th and Monday 20th June 

The Grove School is a special school for young people with autism. We are a thriving school with a dedicated staff team who work hard to ensure our pupils are supported to achieve their full 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.

We are looking to appoint, for September 2022, 4 Learning Support Assistants who will join our expanding team. Staff may work across the school within our primary department or one of our two secondary departments which cater for pupils who are working at early pre-key stage standards through to those working at Entry Levels and GCSE. 

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! We offer career progression for our support staff through training and scale 5&6 posts.

The successful candidates will make an important contribution to the school ethos. Their role will include supporting pupils 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 pupils on the autistic spectrum.

The successful candidate will have:

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

● A flexible and proactive approach to supporting pupils

● Ability to communicate well with pupils, 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 school office on 020 3876 6555 or via our email at office@thegroveschool.co.uk Application packs can be downloaded from TES online or the school website: www.thegroveschool.co.uk.

You can access some virtual tours and our prospectus on our website at www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Completed application forms should be submitted via TES by Friday 10th June 2022 at 9 a.m. and interviews will take place week beginning Monday 13th and Monday 20th June 2022. 

NB: Please note that CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Search Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.

Please note if you do not hear from us it is likely your application has not been successful. Kindly note due to the large volume of applications we are unable to provide feedback at the initial stage.