Learning Support Assistant (Level 1)
The Brooksbank School
Calderdale
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band C (Point 4 - 6) £14,668 - £15,162 (inclusive of the NJC uplift April 2023) - 27.5 hours per week (negotiable) - Term time only plus 2 days
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Depending on notice period
- Apply by:
- 1 September 2023
Job overview
Salary: Band C (Point 4 - 6) Term Time only plus 2 days
Actual Salary: £14,668 - £15,162 (inclusive of the NJC uplift April 2023)
Hours: 27.5 hours per week (negotiable)
Closing Date: Friday 1st September 2023
Interview: tbc
Start Date: Depending on notice period
The Brooksbank School is entering an exciting new chapter as it starts its journey with the Together Learning Trust, a highly respected local multi-academy trust; a close family of local schools with one aim – to deliver extraordinary education for every child, every day. As a result, a new opportunity has arisen for a confident, organised and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our strong Learning Support Team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience of enhancing opportunities for young people. Providing care and guidance as directed to meet the needs of our students and the school, supporting the Pastoral team, senior leadership team and colleagues across the wider school and Trust.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Excellent organisational skills who can plan and manage their own workload, whilst working as part of a team.
- The ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences.
- Previous experience of working within a school and/or with young people
- A good general education
- Has an aptitude to adapt to ever changing situation
- Has a caring, empathetic nature and can see things from a range of perspectives.
In addition to the above, we’re looking for someone who is self-driven and wants to deliver the best service. It’s important that you can demonstrate a solution’s focused attitude, maintaining a positive outlook and work well in a team.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund – one of the best pension schemes in the country.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking
- An onsite Gym
- Employee assistance programme
- Collaboration with Trust colleagues in similar roles
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- To provide dedicated 1:1 support for a child / children diagnosed with additional needs who require individual support to support access to learning, as well as being able to nurture the child’s social and emotional needs.
- Responsible for some learning activities within the overall teaching plan to enable access to learning.
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we would love to show you around and tell you more about our wonderful school.
HOW TO APPLY
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Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or a chance to visit the school ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Helen Shenton via hshenton@bbs.calderdale.sch.uk
If you’re ready to take the plunge and apply, please complete our application form and return it to hshenton@bbs.calderdale.sch.uk by the
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022.
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About The Brooksbank School
CHARACTER BUILDING SINCE 1712
The Brooksbank School has a long and proud history serving the community of Elland. 1700 students make it the second largest comprehensive high school in Calderdale and one of very few to have maintained its own sixth form centre.
Brooksbank is a school that is absolutely committed to exceptional academic achievement: ranking highly amongst the top of non-selective schools in Calderdale. We are also a school which understands that true accomplishment lies beyond this success, and that dedication to the arts, sport, media and community will shape our students to become our future leaders.
2022 began a new chapter in The Brooksbank School’s journey as we joined Together Learning Trust. This is an exciting time to join a committed and supportive staff team, dedicated to school improvement and providing an excellent education for every student, every day. Just like our students, you’ll find opportunities here to shine and represent the #spiritofbbs.
Location:
Brooksbank is set in a stunning Calderdale location with beautiful green fields and open countryside, and just two minutes from Junction 24 of the M62 motorway to Leeds and Manchester. It also boasts easy access to urban culture and excitement in Halifax and Sowerby Bridge and is a ten-mile drive away from hotspot Hebden Bridge. It’s a great place to live and provides many opportunities for students.
Did you know:
- Sporting success is in Brooksbank’s DNA. It teaches us the value of teamwork, determination and perseverance. We have fantastic facilities, including a FIFA-grade all-weather 3G sports field and a picturesque cycle track set in its own grounds.
- Brooksbank celebrated one hundred years of teaching and learning in 2011. However, our school was founded 300 years earlier by its generous namesake, Joseph Brooksbank. The successful London haberdasher remembered his roots when he provided education for forty children in Elland. This philanthropy provided Brooksbank with firm foundations, and a legacy that still inspires as we provide our students with exceptional learning and growth opportunities in numerous dynamic and progressive teaching and enrichment spaces.
Find out more by visiting our website, particularly our prospectus and our engagingly informative ezine Beyond the Blue Line, and by following us on social media.
PART OF TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Our school is proud to be part of Together Learning Trust, a close family of local schools in Calderdale and Kirklees. We are driven by a shared commitment to providing magical learning experiences for our children and a belief that all of them can achieve great things.
Being part of a supportive trust brings many benefits to the school, staff and students. Working in collaboration supports our schools to be better. We cherish our staff, support their wellbeing and enable them to flourish. Through the professional development of leaders and staff, effective curriculum development, robust quality assurance, mutual support and great governance, by working together we demonstrate meaningful and sustainable improvements in our schools. Our aim is to become the best at getting better.
For everyone involved in our Trust our mission is simple. To Grow, Excel, and Learn Together.
Discover the benefits of working for Together Learning Trust by visiting www.togetherlearningtrust.co.uk/jobs and explore the rest of our website to find out what we’re all about.
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