Learning Support Assistant SEN
Haringey Sixth Form College
Haringey
- £22,062 - £26,277 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 5, 32.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2020
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2020
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant SEN
A fantastic permanent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and passionate Learning Support Assistant to start in October 2020 at a friendly at a vibrant, centrally based London college. You will be working with young adults on mainstream or Entry Level programmes helping support students with SEND. These learners will have a range of special needs including ASD, MLD, SEMH, PMLD and physical disabilities, in addition to difficulties with English and maths. You will be reporting to the Director of Inclusion and Opportunity.
This is a busy and varied role, with no two days being the same. Many of our learners have come from local comprehensives and specials schools and will have external services supporting them or their families. You will have the opportunity to contribute to young people’s progress at all levels, including their social, emotional and language development.
About the Sixth Form
• Good access by bus, train and tube.
• Haringey Sixth Form always strives to improve outcomes for learners in a modern and positive environment
• Dedicated and caring workforce who are supported by a multi-disciplinary team on site
• An Outstanding SEN department
• Attractive, bright and spacious college building with a multi-sensory room and excellent sports, catering, dance and ICT facilities
What the Sixth Form are looking for
• A committed and passionate specialist LSA, who has experience of working with young people with Special Educational Needs on courses from Entry Level to Level Three.
• An individual who is looking to fully integrate themselves into the department and shares our commitment to raising standards and improving the life chances of vulnerable young people.
• An LSA with a good literacy and numeracy skills, with a proven record of working collaboratively with teaching staff and specialists to raise standards, particularly with SEN learners.
• An LSA who fully understands the importance of supporting learning and communication through differentiation and through using gesture, sign and modified language.
• Someone with a good sense of humour, who is a good team player
The college has four values which drive our behaviours:
• Aiming for Excellence in everything that we do
• Learning & Teaching is our number one priority
• Respect for each other and our college/environment
• Can do/Will do Attitude
Interview to take place on Friday 2nd October 2020
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About Haringey Sixth Form College
Joining Haringey 6th Form College means becoming a committed member of #TeamHaringey6. We pride ourselves on being #MoreThanACollege and the student experience is at the heart of everything we do.
We are a values driven with a passion for excellence. There’s a sense of belonging here; being part of a team – probably because we go out of our way to listen to and involve all of our stakeholders. And because we want to be the best, we want you to be your best. If you’re ready to play your part in our journey to outstanding, you’ll be richly rewarded too. From competitive salaries to free gym membership, there really is something for everyone.
We invest in facilities and provide an exceptional working environment. This includes new science laboratories, a state-of-the-art lecture theatre, outstanding learning spaces, offices and professional catering facilities. Our most recent project is the redesign of our external courtyards to provide additional space for our ever-expanding family.
Rewards and Benefits
At Haringey 6th Form College, our staff are our biggest asset and we feel it’s vital that they are well rewarded.
- Competitive pay and great benefits, often exceeding the sector average
- School Teachers Pay & Conditions of service for teachers and generous holiday entitlement for professional services staff
- Supportive family friendly and flexible working policies
- Free computer scheme
- Free parking
- Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- We look after your health and well-being, offering a range of health services such as flu vaccinations
- Free membership of our superb, modern and well-equipped gym and access to our sports facilities.
Learning and Development
To ensure your confidence at work and equip you with all the skills you need, we offer an extensive and varied professional development programme designed for all staff to truly feel part of a learning culture in which development needs and achievements are valued and recognised. All new staff are allocated a mentor and receive a comprehensive induction.
Awards and Recognitions
We recognise that our success is due to the personal contribution made by every member of staff. We therefore run a number of programmes that reward staff and recognise their commitment.
At Haringey Sixth Form College we want to make work fun and much more than just a job. #TeamHaringey6 is great team to be part of. If you like the idea of joining a leading college that will promise to reward, inspire and develop you, then apply now!
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