Learning Support Assistant
Lister Community School
Newham
- £21,472 - £21,860 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- GLPC Scale 3 (additional salary available depending on long service assessment)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2022
Job overview
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Hours per week: 36 hours per week, term time plus 144 hours
Hours of work: 8.00am – 4:30pm (Monday) 8:00am – 3:30pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Salary: Scale 3 - £21,472 (actual pro rata salary per annum. Additional salary available depending on long service assessment)
Start date as soon as possible – subject to completion of recruitment checks.
We are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to work with students and staff to maximise the learning opportunities for all students, especially those with special educational needs and complex needs. The successful applicants will have experience or interest in working with students with a range of abilities.
You will also have good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work flexibly and cooperatively in a team context. Appropriate and accurate use of English in written and oral communications and good organisational skills are also required. A commitment to working in a multicultural setting and with students from diverse backgrounds.
About Lister Community School
Lister Community School is an 11-16 Academy at the heart of its community and part of the Newham Community Learning Trust. Our vision is to provide a world class education for young people in Newham. Our actions are driven by the conviction that our young people have the right to the same quality of teaching and range of opportunities as at any school in the country. Our ethos is one of continuous improvement, with a focus on strong partnerships and staff development. Over the last ten years we have significantly raised academic standards and are now the school of choice for our local community.
If you think you have the potential to work as an outstanding Learning Support Assistant please download an application form from the TES website.
Completed applications must be returned by email to: jobs@lister.newham.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am Friday 14th October 2022. Interviews will be held on Friday 21st October 2022.
Please note that applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only contact those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment and enhanced DBS checks.
Please note: We do not have parking facilities on site.
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About Lister Community School
Lister Community School is situated in Plaistow, East London, approximately 10 mins walk from Plaistow and Upton Park Underground stations. We are also in close proximity to the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield (Stratford) shopping centre. Please note we have no parking available onsite.
We are a specialist school in Music and Science. We are a mixed comprehensive secondary school and welcome both students and staff from a diverse multicultural background. With over 1,600 students, we are a larger than average school in the London Borough of Newham. The school benefits from being located in new and purpose built accommodation on a single site with ample outdoor areas and the use of an all-weather sports pitch.
The school is led by a team of senior leaders who are enthusiastic and experienced and, alongside all staff, share a positive and united vision for the school’s future. With an improved curriculum, vertical tutoring and house systems, Lister provides a well rounded and balanced experience for students.
Resource Provision for Deaf Children: Lister Community School hosts the Resourced Provision for secondary aged Deaf children in Newham. Specialist staff support students using a variety of communication modes such as BSL, SSE and Auditory Oral. Deaf students are taught alongside their hearing peers in mainstream classes for the majority of their lessons. The Deaf Support Department is made up of a large team of Communication Support Workers and Qualified Teachers of the Deaf who work with the deaf students in mainstream classes as well as small groups and 1:1. Deaf students may also have access to Deaf Awareness sessions and pre and post teaching.
Newham Community Learning: Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.
Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more.
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