LSA 3 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Thank you for expressing an interest in the Learning Support Assistant (Level 3) post. This pack is intended to provide you with specific information regarding the position and how it will help support students within the Academy, however if you have any other queries please contact either Simon Hughes or myself.

If you were to be successful in your application, you would be joining an Academy which strives for excellence.

We benefit from purpose-built accommodation with excellent facilities. All in all, it is a wonderful place to work, learn and worship. Our vision is ‘Lord Direct us to Live Life to the Full’, rooted in John 10:10. Whilst Learning, we are Inspired and develop our Values through Experiences as each member flourishes. We aim to raise aspirations, realise potential and develop well-rounded successful teachers and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role within our team of Learning Support Assistants and join a dynamic SEND department. This role is to work in our Key Stage 4 Thrive Centre with a small group of Year 10 and 11 pupils.”

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to provide intervention for withdrawn students so that gaps in knowledge are addressed by using existing schemes of learning and adapting, or creating resources to ensure progress is made across a range of subjects.

You will also need to provide support for students during lessons, ensuring that learners can access the curriculum successfully, and support the classroom teacher to ensure all learners make progress. You will need to be focused, resilient and good-humoured, have experience of working in a team and be digitally literate. It is also essential that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will need to quickly adapt to new working environments, be a natural team player and possess high levels of emotional intelligence to be successful in this role. When appointed, appropriate training will be provided.

If you believe that you can make a difference and improve the self-esteem, independence and confidence of our learners through this role, then I would warmly welcome your application.

Please submit the Support Staff application form, which can be downloaded from the Academy website along with a letter of application of not more than two A4 sides, detailing how your experiences to date qualify you for the post. This should be sent to gflanagan@saintwilfrids.com .

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 9am on Monday 15th April 2024.

I look forward to receiving your application.