Learning Support Assistant
Mount St Mary's College
Sheffield
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,738.48 per annum FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2023
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join us in our pursuit of excellence! The Learning Support Assistants’ provide essential and complementary services to teachers, tutors and heads of line to address the needs of a student who requires help to overcome barriers to learning and other difficulties in order to achieve their full potential. You will be supporting students with SEND needs including those with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP). This will involve working under an agreed system of supervision.
About us
Mount St. Mary’s College is a special community with a proud history and a bright future, where staff and pupils work hard to achieve success and rewards. Nestled in beautiful and spacious grounds in the North East Derbyshire village of Spinkhill, Mount St Mary’s College is an independent Jesuit day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11-18. The staff are a community who are genuine in their commitment to the needs of the students and the School as a whole.
The Role
Learning support assistants devise and provide strategies to support the pupil in their academic progress across the curriculum. The ideal candidate will have a SEN relevant qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience and/or will have experience supporting pupils on an individual basis.
Exceptional communication skills and being great at building rapport with others is critical to this role. You will be able to write reports and keep accurate records. Experience working in a school environment is vital.
The School values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels, including its employees, students. Applications are welcome from all sections of the Community. Mount St Mary’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
How to apply
To apply click on the ‘apply’ button on our website, we look forward to receiving your application. We do not accept CV’s in line with Safer Recruitment guidelines.
Please note if you do not hear within 4 weeks from applying, you can assume you have been unsuccessful. All correspondence will be sent via email.
About Mount St Mary's College
- Mount St Mary's College
- College Road, Spinkhill, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S21 3YL
- United Kingdom
Mount St Mary’s College is an HMC independent day and boarding school for boys and girls, including A-Level studies. Our Preparatory School, Barlborough Hall is a day school and includes a Nursery provision. Following our most recent ISI inspection in October 2023, it was noted 'EYFS is effectively managed and the individual needs and abilities of the children are met in all areas of development.'
We are a special community with a proud history and a bright future, located in rural Derbyshire near Sheffield and Chesterfield. We offer 250 acres of picturesque grounds and a blend of traditional and modern facilities.
The recent ISI Inspection at Mount St Mary's College found that 'pupils feel safe in school' and there is a 'culture of vigilance which promotes the safeguarding and welfare of pupils.'
We were founded by the Jesuits in 1842 and we build on our Jesuit roots by teaching our students to be grateful and to be generous. We are a school where everyone is learning because everyone is growing.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.