Learning Support Officer

Start date: September 2023

Contract Type: Permanent

Term time, including INSET days

Salary: starting from £19,752 based on experience

The West London and Earl’s Court Free School Primaries are part of the Knowledge Schools Trust. They are non-selective primary schools based on the same site in Hammersmith, West London. Staff work closely with colleagues at the Kensington Primary Academy, also part of the Trust.

This could be the ideal role for a graduate seeking teaching experience before teacher training or an experienced Teaching Assistant looking for further career development in a growing organisation. 

The West London and Earl’s Court Free School Primaries provide all pupils, irrespective of their background, with a Classical Liberal education. By a Classical Liberal education, we mean a rigorous, knowledge rich education that draws from the best and most important work in both the humanities and the sciences. We believe that knowledge is a good in and of itself, empowering pupils to understand and take an interest in the world around them.

The successful candidate will:

• Believe that every child can, and will, succeed

• Be organised, flexible, collaborative and resilient, and prepared to tackle all challenges that arise as we establish our schools

• Have the highest ambitions for our pupils, the school and yourself

• Have a calm and professional manner with our pupils

• Be prepared to lead and support small groups of pupils independently

• Deliver and assist with planning external interventions (including Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy)

• Have excellent Numeracy and ICT skills and demonstrate an exemplary standard of written and spoken English

• Have experience working in early years

We will offer you:

• A happy and highly professional working environment, with high expectations and standards

• A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from, and a supportive Senior Leadership Team and governing body

• Continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.

• Our LSOs will be expected to attend and actively participate in staff training each week and on INSET days.

• Competitive salaries and, unlike most school support staff roles, this role is not pro-rata as the salary reflects our high expectations of our staff and our working hours (8am-5pm during term-time and some staff training before and after term-time)

Rewards & Benefits

People are at the heart of our success. We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating an exceptional school, and are committed to ensuring that every child has access to the best possible education. We have developed a positive and supportive staff culture at the West London and Earl’s Court Free School Primaries, and we invest in our staff with support, coaching and mentoring as well as external training programmes.

We offer:

Support Staff Pension Scheme for support staff Cycle to Work Scheme

Complimentary drinks Employee counselling

Staff children have priority admission into the school (after 2 years’ service) Season ticket travel loan

Interviews will be arranged on receipt of successful application.

We reserve the right to close the advert once the successful applicant has been found. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The Knowledge Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

West London and Earl’s Court Free School Primaries and the Knowledge Schools Trust are fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.