Learning Support Assistant

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated team at Dean Trust Rose Bridge.

The core purpose of the role will be to work under the instruction and guidance of teaching and senior staff, to undertake required care and support programmes to enable access to learning for our pupils. The Learning Support Assistant will also assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom as well as tracking and monitoring of pupil progress and attendance..

Key responsibilities:

Support for Pupils

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities within the main school and/or inclusion areas.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teachers
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence

Support for Teachers

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals
• Assist with the planning of learning activities

Support for the Curriculum

• Deliver structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses
• Deliver programmes linked to local and national strategies, for example, literacy, numeracy, KS3 and early years, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Participate in training, other learning activities and performance management as may be reasonably directed

For more information about the role please contact us on 01942 510712 or email Danielle Green, HR Assistant at daniellegreen@deantrustrosebridge.co.uk.

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.