Learning Support Assistant
High Oaks
Hounslow
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17217 to £18749 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2019
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant Required
Great Oaks College
Actual Salary: £17217 to £18749 per annum
Great Oaks College is a new specialist independent college that is co-located within Oaklands School new state of the art, purpose built premises located in Gresham Road, Hounslow We are close to Osterley Tube Station and public transport routes and just 15 minutes walk from Hounslow bus station. The college provides further educational opportunities to post 19 students that have moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autism.
As a result of an internal promotion we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team on the multisensory course. Our multisensory programmes are individually designed to meet students’ needs, enabling them to develop and maintain skills in communication, interest and awareness, physical skills and participation in personal care. Students will have access to community facilities and on site hydrotherapy where appropriate. You will need good team working skills and previous experience of working with young people who have special needs, ideally PMLD. Applicants must be physically fit and willing to undertake all aspects of personal care including toileting and feeding as required. Great Oaks believes that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
We value our employees and offer a comprehensive induction, Inset and CPD programme, a pension scheme and other wellbeing benefits including an employee assistance programme.
Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the college is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk
Visits to the college are welcomed. Please contact Lindsey Banks, HR Manager for an appointment on 0208 560 3569.
To apply, please complete and email the application form to lbanks@oaklands.uk.net
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 25th February 2019
Interview Date: Thursday 28th February 2019
Start Date: as soon as possible
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only – You will be an employee of Great Oaks College Charitable Trust
Pay Scale: Scale 5 Hounslow Single Pay Scale point 22 to point 25
Actual Salary: £17217 to £18749 per annum
Hours of work: 9.15am to 4.15pm Monday to Friday
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About High Oaks
Oaklands is an ‘outstanding’ special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism aged 4-19. We have a Primary school (New Oaks), and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students and we serve a socially and ethnically diverse population, with children coming from within Hounslow and the surrounding Boroughs.
We are interested to hear from qualified teachers (QTS/QTLS) who are already working in special education and looking for a change, NQT's and those who work mainstream but are considering branching out into special education. All teachers are invited to come along and see our school and find out more about what its like working here.
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits.
Call or email Rany Kalsi HR manager on 0208 560 3569 rkalsi@oaklands.uk.net to discuss career opportunities.
Careers at Oaklands School
Can you make a difference to children and young people’s lives? We have opportunities for people who wish to develop a career working with students with learning disabilities.
We need to employ many more staff over the coming years and would like to hear from anyone looking to develop a career in special education.
Oaklands secondary school moved to its current location in 2018 and boasts excellent facilities to provide a secondary and preparing for adulthood curriculum. Facilities include a sports centre, which is hired during evenings and weekends and outside term time under a planning condition.
Oaklands holds both an Ofsted Outstanding grade and also an advanced level accreditation from the National Autistic Society.
At Oaklands we aim to work closely with Hounslow’s special educational needs department to provide for the needs of Hounslow borough and are strongly committed to meeting the needs of Hounslow’s children and young people. We work with a school partnership established with schools in 3 boroughs, and with the Hounslow Education partnership. Oaklands provides training to a range of local provisions.
Oaklands believes that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief.
Career Opportunities
Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Relief/Bank Learning Support Assistants
Education Support Assistant (ESA)
Teaching Assistant (TA)
Teachers
Lunchtime Classroom Assistants
The application form, job descriptions and person specifications can be found for all positions on our website https://www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=16
Upon completing their apprenticeship, our staff will gain a level 3 qualification.
We offer teacher training sponsorship.
We would like to offer work experience placements to students interested in pursuing a career in special education and are always keen to hear from those wanting to volunteer in our school.
Benefits of Working for Oaklands School
•Membership of Pension Scheme
•Extensive CPD training programme for all staff
•Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)
•Well-being
•Childcare voucher scheme
•Annual flu jab
If you would like to find out more about working for us, please get in touch with Rany Kalsi our HR Manager on 0208 560 3569 or email rkalsi@oaklands.uk.net
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