Learning Support Assistant
Minet Nursery and Infant School
Hayes, Middlesex
- Expired
- Salary:
- £12,196 - £12,259 per annum inclusive of Outer London Weighting, Scale 2
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017
- Apply by:
- 15 December 2016
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant to provide support for pupils and teachers.
28.75 hours per week, Term time only + 5 training days
REF: SCH/14730SR
Work Pattern: 8.30am - 3.15pm with 1 hour lunch break
Minet Nursery and Infant School is a happy and friendly school in which to work and were graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2013.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience of working in a school environment.
- Understand how to support children whilst developing their independence.
- Have the ability to motivate and inspire children throughout their learning journey.
- Have high expectations of all children.
- Work well as part of a team.
- Have experience supporting individual children who may have autism, communication disorders or moderate learning difficulties.
We are a large multicultural four form entry Infant School situated in Hayes.
‘Pupils have positive attitudes to their learning. They settle to tasks easily, know what to do and persevere.’ Ofsted 2013.
Would you like to join our team? We welcome your application.
To apply please visit: https://www.schoolshrcooperative.co.uk/job/view/4305-learning-support-assistant-23
CLOSING DATE: 15 December 2016 - NOON
INTERVIEW DATE: Monday 19th December 2016
CVs will not be accepted
Minet Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to satisfactory references, DBS and medical clearances, evidence of essential qualification and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Minet Infant School
Avondale Drive, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3NR
HEAD TEACHER: Mrs Catherine Veale
Tel: 020 8573 5177
E-mail: office@minetinfants.org.uk
About Minet Nursery and Infant School
Our School Vision:
“Promoting Respect, Relationships and Responsibility.”
We will achieve this by:
• Working closer with parents and carers to maximise their participation in their children’s education.
• Providing an accessible, safe, imaginative and enjoyable learning environment in which all children can develop their social skills, a healthy life style, physical skills, intellect, creativity, knowledge and understanding.
• Teaching a curriculum that prioritises language and literacy and is cross-curricular, flexible, challenging and grounded in the first-hand experiences of our children and their families.
• Accepting that each child is unique, nurturing their potential, promoting self-belief and raising aspirations.
• Broadening our children’s understanding of the communities and environment in which they live and providing them with opportunities to make positive contributions to them.
School Hours
Nursery 9.00 am 11.30 am morning session
12.45pm 3.15 pm afternoon session
Infant 8.45am 12.00pm
1.00 pm 3.00 pm
The school has a 60- place Nursery Unit. This is staffed by two teachers and three qualified Nursery Nurses. The 12 classes in the main school are organised into 4 parallel classes in each of the 3 Year Groups
Reception Year for children age 4 to 5 years,
Year 1 for children age 5 to 6 years
Year 2 for children age 6 years to 7 years.
In Hillingdon children start full time school in September or January. Children transfer to Minet Junior School (Key Stage 2) in the September following their 7th birthday. The Junior School is on the same site and we work in close co-operation with them for the benefit of the community.
In the Infant school, their class teacher teaches children for the major part of the week. There is also a PPA cover team of four teachers. The school has a team of classroom assistants who work alongside teachers in Year 1 and Year 2. There is also an Inclusion Team and two Learning Mentors who support individual children’s learning. Each Reception Year class has a full time Nursery Nurse to support the children’s learning in addition to the class teacher.
At lunch time children who stay at school are supervised in the dinner hall and the playground by our SMSA’s (dinner ladies) and other members of the Support staff. The school has a Welfare Assistant, Administrative and Finance Officer, Admissions Officer, Clerical Assistant, Learning Mentors, IT technician, Premises Manager and Cleaners who complete the school’s staff team.
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