Learning Support Assistant
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L3.16 £12,795 pro rata salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 21 December 2018
Job overview
The Stockwood Park Academy are seeking to appoint 4 Learning Support Assistants to join our wonderful special educational needs team! We are looking for committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic candidates who will support the teaching and learning of our students and help contribute to their intellectual and social development. We are looking to recruit people who have the right attitude and will represent our positive ‘can do’ ethos that runs through our Academy.
You will become a member of a team of 20 who operate in every area of the school and work with a variety of needs. Our LSAs are mostly based in faculties so if you have any subject knowledge we can place you accordingly. There are opportunities to advance to HLTA or Cover Team with a view to training as a fully qualified teacher. Our hours are not too demanding either (9-3.30 Mon to Fri) and we get every school holiday off.
‘We recognise talent, recruit for attitude and train you for the skills… If you want to be grow and develop in a successful Academy, come and join us at Stockwood Park!
Key Duties:
· Contribute to the planning of teaching and learning for the whole class and/or individual students
· Support the teaching and learning of individual students or groups of students, using support strategies appropriate to the needs of students
· Prepare, develop, maintain and deploy appropriate learning aids, materials and equipment, including ICT, to assist the teacher and learning.
· Contribute to the monitoring, recording and assessment of student progress through observation and questioning, against student targets
The successful candidate will:
· Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of Grade C in GCSE’s or equivalent)
· Experience in an educational setting (essential)
· Previous experience as a Learning Support Assistant (desirable) and some experience or knowledge of dealing with special needs (essential).
· Be able to take part in training and liaise with a wide range of people including teachers, parents, carers, students and pastoral team
· Be able to listen to the direction of the class teacher, follow agreed lesson plans and use support strategies appropriate to the needs of students.
· Be able to contribute to the care, health and welfare of students in accordance with the school’s health and safety and related policies
Job Specifics:
· Start Date: As soon as possible
· Salary: L3.16 £12,795 pro rata salary
· Hours: 30 hours a week, 9am to 3:30pm, 39 weeks per year
· Job Role: Term time only, permanent
Why work for Stockwood Park Academy:
· £30 million state of the art modern facilities with well-equipped classrooms in an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school
· You’ll be working alongside charismatic, supportive and genuine colleagues and Senior Leadership Team who want to see you succeed and thrive
· A staff wellbeing team that implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences and many other staff benefits
· Unparalleled CPD and training opportunities with cross trust and national development programs
· Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in a successful and expanding Academy
· To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form in for many subject areas
Teacher Testimonial: “I have been at the Academy since 2000, I started as an unqualified teacher and was supported through the Graduate Teacher Programme. Very soon after I gained my QTS, opportunities arose to get into new roles. I started as Gifted and Talented Coordinator, then I became Head of Department for PE and then I wanted to develop into a pastoral role where I became a House Leader. Then came the opportunity to become an Assistant Principal and I was encouraged to go for that role so I took the leap and now I'm the Assistant Principal for Personal Development, Behaviour Management and Welfare. There is a whole range of CPD on offer with a dedicated Teaching and Learning team who will provide personalised CPD, personalised areas for development for members of staff. In addition to that, they have a number of courses they provide, I've gone on the 'Outstanding Teacher Programme' and developed my own teaching and helped me feel secure in the position I was in. Stockwood Park Academy have already begun supporting with my next step up moving into a Deputy Head or Vice Principal role.“
- Iain Temple, Assistant Principal for Personal Development, Behaviour Management and Welfare.
Attached documents
About The Stockwood Park Academy
Welcome to The Stockwood Park Academy, part of The Shared Learning Trust.
Join us:
This is an exciting time to join The Stockwood Park Academy Teaching Team led by Principal, Mumin Humayun. Your colleagues are friendly, highly experienced subject experts and enjoy the teacher comradery. You will make friends and mentors for life. Join us and share the love of your subject, because you enjoy working with young people, you want to make a real difference and inspire the next generation. We strive for creativity in the classroom and above all making the whole journey fun!
· Location; right next to Junction 10 of the M1, close to Stockwood Park Golf Course, Luton Rugby Club and the Luton Hoo.
· Bus service
· Ample staff parking
· £30 million state of the art schooling facility
Staff benefits:
· Pension
· Work laptop
· Car wash service
· Once a quarter, Indian head or shoulder massage
· Amazon/Delivery drop-off service
· Dry Cleaning service
· Staff wellbeing and Counsellor
· Perkbox:
o Medical 24/7 Doctor appointments
o Private and repeat prescriptions
o Save money on everyday purchases
o Online exercise classes
o Employee Support Hub by Health Assured, giving you 24/7 access to qualified therapists
o Competitions to enter
Vision and Values:
'Strive, achieve, believe!' - We want our children to strive for their goals, achieve those goals and believe that with the right drive and motivation anything is possible. We provide opportunities for all our students and adults to be aspirational and develop a passion and excitement for learning. Working with our communities, we ensure all students are able to achieve beyond their targets to reach the success they deserve. Our students develop a strong self-belief so that they flourish and develop into well-rounded, self-respecting young people.
'We recruit people for attitude and train for skills' - We aim to recruit people who have the right attitude. If you have a love for teaching and are passionate about seeing children succeed, we can help you do the rest. We can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and all aspects of Leadership and Management. Whether you would like help with planning, preparing and delivering outstanding lessons, building your confidence within the classroom or developing your behaviour management strategies, we have all the CPD and training you need.
Our 5 academies are as follows:
The Vale Academy, Dunstable 2-11
The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard 2-9
The Linden Academy, Luton 4-11
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton 11-18
The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton 11-18
We also offer a fantastic Sixth Form provision for students aged between 16-19, and this is based at both The Stockwood and The Chalk Hills Academy. Including in our Sixth Form provision is our Football Academy Pathway and brand-new Cricket Academy Pathway.
The Teaching Trust Teacher training based at The Chalk Hills Academy and is offered to all our colleagues should they be successful.
CPD and Training: Our Teaching Trust - WE INVEST IN YOU!
All of our Academies at The Shared Learning Trust are a part of our Teaching Trust. We aim to offer exception teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new and experienced staff to support them in excelling in their career.
Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders, who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students. We are able to cater for specific requests and can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and aspects of Leadership and Management.
We currently offer 'The National Award for Middle Leaders', 'The Outstanding Teacher Programme', 'The Improving Teacher Programme' and 'The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership'. As Stockwood Park Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, there are fantastic opportunities to climb the career ladder. The Shared Learning Trust are a firm believer in helping all staff reach their full potential and developing their career within our Academies. If you are willing and wanting, we will do all we can to put you on the relevant courses and give you the right opportunities so you can keep achieving more in your career. If there isn't a current opportunity at The Stockwood Park Academy for promotion, there will be opportunities to move to one of our partner Academies.
The Sports Zone:
· 2 Football Pitches (floodlit, FA approved, full size and 3G Astro Turf)
· Large Outdoor Hard Court
· Four Tennis Courts
· Three Netball Courts
· Full Size Basketball Court
· Full Size Netball Court
· Four Badminton Court
· Large Indoor Football Pitch
The Performance Plaza:
· Theatre (tiered seating, professional lighting and sound system, curtains and backstage changing facilities)
· Dance and Fitness Studio (sprung floors, dances barres, floor to ceiling mirrors, full PA and music systems)
Classroom Facilities:
· Projectors
· Smart Boards
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