Learning Support Assistant
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Leventhorpe
Hertfordshire
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Actual salary £15,955 – £16,475, including outer fringe allowance (£12.14 – £12.53 per hour)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to start as soon as possible. The successful job holder will assist and support students with special educational and general learning needs in lessons in order to develop their independence. Although LSA experience is not necessary as training will be given, applicants need to be confident and able to build supportive relationships with students aged 11–16. Some experience of working with young people of this age group would be advantageous, as would a background in English, Maths or Science. Medical/First Aid experience would also be beneficial.
Responsibilities of the post
The Learning Support Assistant’s main role is to provide support for students with special educational needs. The LSA will support the students to facilitate their learning and development, to help them achieve the best possible educational outcome.
Duties will include lesson/classroom support, learning and monitoring meetings with students, liaising with teachers and the SENCo, and running specific programmes and activities to assist the students’ individual learning and social needs.
The successful candidate will:
- Have GCSE or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English
- Have knowledge and understanding of the different social, cultural and physical needs of students
- Have an interest in how children learn and behave
- Provide appropriate role models of behaviour, both in the classroom and around school
- Really care about children, particularly those who find learning and managing their behaviour difficult
You must be able to:
- Be productive and show initiative
- Communicate effectively and appropriately to students with different abilities and ethnic backgrounds
- Motivate students to learn and be sociable
- Work effectively with other adults in the school and wider community
- Be computer literate
- Attend training courses considered appropriate for the post
Salary
- HCC – H2 Scale 3–5, actual salary £15,955 – £16,475, including outer fringe allowance, based on 30 hours per week, term-time only.
- Hourly rate: £12.15 – £12.53, including outer fringe allowance.
- Full-time equivalent salary: H2 Scale 3–5, £23,426 – £24,189 (including outer fringe allowance of £689 pa).
In return, Leventhorpe can provide:
- Excellent facilities. To accommodate our expanding roll, Leventhorpe has just completed an extensive £12 million capital build programme, including a Science and Sixth Form block and a state-of-the-art Performing Arts and English block. In recent years, investment has included a £6 million Sports Complex (sports hall, fitness suite, dance studio, all-weather pitch and floodlit tennis courts)
- A positive working environment in a heavily oversubscribed school with an excellent academic record and high standards. We place a strong emphasis on student learning and achievement
- Exceptionally dedicated colleagues and enthusiastic students
- Priority admission for children of staff after a qualifying period
Please apply by cover letter and application form, which can be found on the vacancies page of our website www.leventhorpe.net or downloaded below.
Applications should be returned to Wendy Shannon, HR Manager, via email to hr@leventhorpe.net.
Alternatively, please complete and submit your application via the ‘Quick Apply’ button.
For this post, applications will be processed upon receipt.
Leventhorpe is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Further information for candidates, including the school’s policies on safer recruitment, child protection and data privacy notices for candidates, can be found on the vacancies page of the school website.
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About Leventhorpe
Leventhorpe School is an outstanding mixed, 11-19 secondary school and sixth form in the historic market town of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. The school became a Business and Enterprise Academy in August 2011. The intake at age 11 is drawn mainly from the pleasant and prosperous towns of Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford and from the surrounding villages. Demand for places in the school is very high with around four applications for each place. A good number of students travel significant distances to attend. In order to better meet the demand for places we have over the last five years expanded the roll from 6FE to 8FE.
Leventhorpe has just completed an extensive £12 million capital build programme including a new Science and Sixth Form block and a state of the art Performing Arts and English block. In recent years investment has included a £6 million Sports Complex (sports hall, fitness suite, dance studio, all weather pitch and floodlit tennis courts).
The school places a high priority on academic achievement as demonstrated at the last full OFSTED inspection when the school was graded “Outstanding” in each of the five categories. All staff are expected to play their role in ensuring the best possible outcomes for each and every student. Pass rates are 100% in nearly all subjects and percentages in the highest grades are well above the national average. Teachers, students and parents place a very high value on behaviour and care which helps to promote a highly cohesive and effective learning community.
Leventhorpe is the lead school for School Centred Initial Teacher Training within the Bishop’s Stortford Educational Trust (BSET) and has strong links with universities. The school hosts placements for trainees in a wide choice of subjects and is a long standing partner school with Cambridge University for PGCE.
Significant investment has been made in staff training to develop approaches to teaching and learning. There is a strong focus on developing high performing teams at different levels in the organisation. This has helped to form a culture with shared visions and values and a constant drive to improve learning opportunities for students.
Subject departments are organised on a Faculty basis. The responsibility for the preparation of schemes of work and for monitoring their delivery lies with the Head of Faculty, overseen by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The school places a high value on assessment for learning and each student undergoes a termly assessment in each subject.
The school upholds traditional values of uniform, discipline, homework, punctuality and polite behaviour. Each of Years 7 – 11 is organised into mixed ability tutor groups and overseen by a Head of Year who oversees the academic and social development of students as they progress through the school. Form Tutors monitor their form members’ progress and liaise closely with pastoral heads.
In addition, each tutor group is assigned to one of eight Houses: Barnard, Cutforth, Fawbert, Lawrence, Moore, Newsom, Rivers and Wilkins. House Leaders organise a host of lively house events throughout the year such as talent competitions, quizzes and sporting events.
An extensive extra-curricular menu is available to all students. A comprehensive timetable of clubs offers something for everyone, from Rock Band to Astronomy club. A strong emphasis is placed on supporting students not just in lessons but also outside the curriculum. Staff and students' interest and enthusiasm in these groups are high. Music and drama productions are staged frequently and there is a particularly strong tradition of excellence in music. 10% of students are admitted on the basis of musical aptitude. Students are also encouraged to represent the school in a variety of sports.
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