Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

• 32.5 hours per week: 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday
• 39 weeks per year (term time only)
• Fixed term one-year contract in the first instance

Orleans Park is a successful and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive that serves its local community in Twickenham with over 1,350 students. The dedicated staff work hard to ensure students are successful and leave as responsible citizens and confident individuals.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will work with individual and small groups of students who need support with their learning and/or behaviour. The successful candidate will join a busy team in our thriving Learning Support Department.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with children and young people
• At all times model best practice and uphold the principles of confidentiality and data protection 
• Undertake safeguarding training and support the school to follow best practice.

 What Orleans Park has to offer:

Please see our recruitment video and brochure on the Vacancies page of our website.

If you are interested in this position, please do apply today. We look forward to receiving your application. 

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received so early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Closing date for applications: 10am on Friday 9 June 2023

Orleans Park is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do – from how we educate our students to how we support our staff. Ensuring that we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our local communities gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to provide an outstanding education to our young people and an outstanding place for people to work.

In line with the statutory guidance document Keeping Children Safe in Education (2022) the school will conduct online searches after the shortlisting process for any candidates who accept an invitation to interview.

The appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including references, medical clearance and an enhanced DBS Disclosure. Orleans Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.