Senior LSA - Positive Behaviour Support

Senior Learning Support Assistant in the Positive Behaviour Team

Location: Doucecroft School, Colchester

Salary: To be advised.

Part Time: 21 hours per week (over 39 weeks per annum plus 3 days during the school holidays)

Job ref: D166

An opportunity has become available to work as a Senior Learning Support Assistant within the Positive Behaviour Team based within the school at Eight Ash Green, Colchester.

The Senior Learning Support Assistants play a key role in the school’s positive behaviour management procedures and processes, ensuring consistency in approach and timely interventions, where appropriate. They ensure students’ management plans are being followed and updated, when necessary, liaising with the relevant members of staff.

Our ideal candidate will be a great team player and have the following experience:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Supporting Teaching      & Learning – essential
• Experience in the field of autism or special educational      needs – essential
• Experience of working with people who exhibit      challenging behaviour – essential
• Ability to organise, manage, motivate and train a      team of learning support assistants – essential
• Ability to work closely and effectively with students,      parents, carers, staff and other professionals – essential

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity. Autism Anglia provides ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment. 

Applications will only be accepted on an Autism Anglia application form, please contact Doucecroft School on 01206 771234 or email doucecroft@autism–anglia.org.uk for a full job description and application form.

Closing date for applications on Tuesday, September 11th 2018

Interviews to be held on Thursday, September 20th 2018