Learning Support Assistant

Be part of our journey…

With a new name, a new uniform and a new ethos, Queen Elizabeth School is on a journey to excellence.  We are on a mission to “empower our students to achieve academic excellence through aspiration and innovation”.  With the support of a highly ambitious leadership team and surrounded by colleagues who are passionate about the whole student experience, now is a fantastic time to be joining our forward thinking school.

Whatever their role in the school, all of our colleagues share a passion for learning and working with the next generation. 

Situated on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border and close to the market town of Hitchin, the school also benefits from being within 5 minutes drive of idyllic countryside locations, yet being 5 minutes from the M1 and London Luton Airport. 

We are now looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to join our team. This is an essential role in the school to ensure that our high expectations of teaching and learning are maintained at all times.  The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the learning of individuals or groups of students to enable them to access the whole school curriculum as their individual needs allow.

Find out more about Queen Elizabeth School, from the voices of our school community here https://www.qesluton.co.uk/Choose-QES/.

We welcome visits from all prospective staff to Queen Elizabeth School on:

Thursday 27th January 2022 

To arrange a visit or book a telephone conversation to discuss the role further, please contact cwoodcock@qesluton.co.uk

Key duties

● Support the progress of learners 

● Deliver our outstanding curriculum across all subject areas

● Support the welfare of students by taking breaktime or other supervisory duties

● Treat students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect

The successful candidate will 

● Share our values of ambition, integrity, determination and kindness

● Hold an absolute commitment to exceptional standards

● Be a consummate professional

● Be a team player with an understanding that excellence can only be achieved by working together

QES staff all benefit from

● Working in a state of the art building with outstanding IT, sporting and performance facilities

● Excellent opportunities for progression- we will always seek to promote from within in the first instance

● Outstanding professional development opportunities, both from our internal CPD programme and through our partnership organisations

● Free private healthcare

● Season ticket loan

● Use of our on site fitness suite

● Bike to Work Scheme

● Opportunities to support extra curricular activities domestically and internationally

● Ample staff parking and excellent transport links

● Subsidised staff accommodation available

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary: £16,969 pa (Actual)

Job Role: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37 hours per week, TTO + training days

Recruitment Timeline:

Position advertised: 17 Jan 2022

Closing date for applications: Monday 31 January 2022 10.00am

Final Shortlisting: 01 February 2022

Interviews: W/C 07 February 2022

We reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date. 

Queen Elizabeth School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.