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Learning Support Assistants

Learning Support Assistants

Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

Banbury, Oxfordshire

  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 4, commencing point 4 [FTE £21,189 pa]. Actual salary equates to £14,471 per annum.
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
Start date can be flexible
Apply by:
11 June 2023

Job overview

30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term-time only [From 09:00 to 15:30]

Blessed George Napier is a popular, over-subscribed, Catholic School in Banbury with an excellent reputation for both academic achievement and student welfare.

 “There is a common understanding of the importance of working together as a school community to ensure that all pupils receive the very best education.”

“Pupils are keen to be part of this thoughtful and inclusive school …. enjoying learning and showing kindness are part of everyday life… Pupils talk positively about the support provided for their physical and mental well-being …. and study an ambitious curriculum.

OFSTED, November 2022

We have two new openings for Learning Support Assistants here at BGN. 

Providing an excellent opportunity for someone wanting a varied and rewarding role in an educational environment which fits around school holidays; this role involves working with individual young people, as well as with small groups.

Applicants need to be positive, caring, enthusiastic, flexible and, above all, wish to enhance the learning of our students with special educational needs. 

Our school takes great pride in internal continuous professional development. 

Full training on various SEN needs will be given, but experience of working with ASD and Social Emotional and Mental Health in an educational setting would be advantageous.

These are five day per week roles but part-time would be considered for the right candidates.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate an empathy for, and understanding of, the Catholic Christian ethos of the school.

Please apply using the CES support staff application form and supporting document included in the application pack, accompanied by a covering letter or email.

If you have any questions, please email hr@bgn.oxon.sch.uk or call 01295 264216

Closing date for applications: Sunday 11th June 2023

Provisional date for interviews: week commencing 19th June 2023 

BGN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and to upholding fundamental British values.  We expect all our employees to share this commitment.

This post will require an enhanced DBS check

Attached documents

About Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

Blessed George Napier School is first and foremost a Catholic school where we live and learn and develop as a faith community.

We are a Sports College and since 2007 have Higher Performing School Status and our second designation are in Maths and Computing.

BGN is a Roman Catholic School which aims to be an extension of the Christian home to help parents bring up their children in the Christian tradition. We believe that the religious ethos will be found across the whole school curriculum.

The "ethos" of the school is built upon the principle of equality of opportunity for all, and:

• The fact that it is a caring Roman Catholic community which seeks to appreciate and develop the individual talents 
  of all its members. It follows that there has to be an awareness and recognition of the value and uniqueness of 
  each individual within the school and a positive effort to develop this uniqueness.

• The recognition that the school is part of a much wider community in what has to be clearly seen to be an active 
  partnership with pupils, parents, parishes and wider communities. It is vitally important that parents and pupils 
  should be encouraged to become positively involved in every aspect of school life. We have an obligation to 
  recognise the contribution made by the parishes in supporting the school and we must seek ways of giving 
  something back from the school community to recognise this commitment. In preparing our young people for life 
  after school we must make every effort to incorporate outside agencies in the planning and implementation of 
  teaching content. There has to be active involvement in the work-related curriculum and we must be aware of this 
  involvement in all our planning.

• The obligation on us to prepare our young people to fact the world with confidence and take up the challenge of the 
  Gospels. This requires us to equip our charge with the life skills necessary to take a fully active part in society. We 
  must promote individual talents, skills, interests, abilities and responsibilities to help pupils fulfil their potential. Our 
  concern is for the "whole person" and recognises the special needs, strengths and weaknesses of each individual 
  within the BGN community by providing help and caring support and the spiritual guidance necessary.

In spiritual terms, we must all be involved through positive Christian example in instilling in each individual an awareness, understanding and practice of the Catholic Faith.

In academic terms, we must help each individual to realise these ideals in a positive way through preparation for, and entry to, examinations at an appropriate level in terms of ability and aptitude.

In social terms, we believe that each and every pupil needs support, care and assistance by whatever means possible. Central to this is the right of every pupil, no matter what the circumstances to her or his good name.

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