Learning Support Assistant (Interventions Specialist)

Hours per week: 37.5

There is no better time to start a career within our Education team than now!

Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?

If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!

Coxlease School are recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant to join our Education team now!  We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Learning Support Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the  class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs. 

Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!

Coxlease School is an independent specialist day school, located near Lyndhurst, Hampshire - a beautiful setting in the heart of the New Forest.

We are proud of our excellent reputation for providing highly effective education, care, therapy, welfare and support for up to 107 pupils aged 5 to 19 years old who have difficulties regulating their emotional, social and mental health needs. They may also have other complex needs often associated with autistic spectrum conditions.

We take an individual and inclusive approach to education, care, therapy and healthcare in order to provide our young people with the opportunity to make positive changes in their lives, develop as lifelong learners and integrate into the wider community.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you.  As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

We are looking for an empathetic and creative candidate to support pupils who need additional support to develop academically, socially and emotionally. 

Indeed, we believe that all pupils have the potential to flourish and thrive, and this role will require an imaginative individual who is capable of finding ways to engage and spark the interests of pupils who are struggling to access the standard curriculum.   

As such, this exciting new role will involve supporting the education of pupils in 1:1 or very small groups to access both the academic and enrichment curriculum both in school and the wider community, and the responsibilities require the candidate to:

• Assist pupils academically, including supporting pupils with gaps in their reading, writing and numeracy skills. 
• Support pupils with re-integration into the standardised curriculum. 
• Plan and deliver highly effective interventions to provide learning opportunities to for pupils to progress towards their chronological age / abilities.
• Support the SENCO team to think of engaging and creative strategies that will support specific pupils. 
• Support pupils during meaningful trips and activities that will aid their personal development. 
• Encourage the development of life skills within school and the wider community. 
• Monitor and report on pupil progress.

As part of the role, you will be fully trained in all areas of the job, with specialist training in how to deliver phonics to pupils who need support with reading. 

Required:

• Full UK driving license
• A good pass at GCSE in Eng/Maths

Preferential:

• Have had experience of working with pupils with SEN, in particular those with behaviours that challenge
• Experience of leading and delivering to small groups, evidencing excellent progress
• Experience or desire to work with all relevant Key stages.

Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.  

Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs.  Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

Organisation – Strong organisational skills are important to support the class teacher and young people with educational activities 

Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer.  If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important. 

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want education to be a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults.  Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.