Learning Support Assistant

About the role

Learning Support Assistant

Hours: 30 hours per week, 5 Days per week, 38 weeks per annum

Payscale: H3(5) £20,287 (pro rata figure £13,660 approx)

Permanent Contract

We are seeking an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our SEND Department to assist in the support and inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities/diverse learning needs within a mainstream school.

Verulam School is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium. As a school, our core values of “Excellence, Character, Respect” permeate all that we do. We are located in St Albans, a beautiful and vibrant Cathedral city with a lively cultural life and a huge variety of restaurants, bars, pubs and shops. Recently named in the Sunday Times as the best place in the southeast to live, St Albans is surrounded by beautiful countryside but is still only 20 minutes from London by train and with easy access to motorways and airports.

The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.22 in 2019. (Last national data set). It was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in October 2018.

Verulam School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Sandringham and Ridgeway Secondary Schools, and 4 Primary and Infants’ Schools. We work together within the Trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. The Trust’s motto is ‘Educational Excellence for All.’ The Trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels of the organisation.

Verulam School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic. Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you wish to have a tour or discussion, please contact Allison Hudd, HR Administrator, on allison.hudd@verulam.herts.sch.uk or 01727 766100 for further details of the post. Please send your completed application form to allison.hudd@verulam.herts.sch.uk

Closing date: 27th June 2022

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.