Havering Schools Jobs
Learning Support Assistant for SEN
- Employer: Langtons Junior Academy
- Reference: LANG/18/83158
Langtons junior Academy
Westland Ave
Hornchurch
RM11 3SD
tel: 01708 442013
Special Educational Needs Learning Support Assistant
Hours: 30 hours per week – 8.40-3.10 (30 minutes break)
Grade/Salary: spinal points 11-15
Contract: fixed term contract until 31.8.22 (or duration pupil is at the school)
Start: ASAP
Closing date: Friday 4th January 2019
Interviews: Wednesday 9th January 2019
We wish to appoint an ambitious and dynamic Learning Support Assistant (SEND) to work 1:1 with a pupil who has significant learning needs. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join us, where you can make a real and lasting difference.
We would welcome applications from people who have experience in the following, although training would be available for the right candidates:
- Cognition & Learning
- Language & Social Interaction
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Social Communication Difficulties
- PECS
- Sensory Processing
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed applicant who:
- has experience of working with children (essential) ideally supporting an individual child with specific needs in class, small groups and in 1:1 situations
- has English and Maths Grade C GCSE or equivalent (essential)
- Has NVQ Level 2 (desirable)
- is firm, kind, patient, consistent and approachable
- is friendly - ready to join in and engage with learning with the children
At Langtons Junior Academy we offer:
- Enthusiastic and supportive staff
- An excellent school ethos
- Polite, happy and well behaved children
Please note that applicants should carefully identify how their attributes and experience match the job description when completing their supporting statement.
To arrange a school visit please call the school office on 01708 442013 and you can also look at some of the exciting things we do at our school by visiting our website and twitter feed at www.langtonsjunioracademy.co.uk
Please visit http://www.langtonsjunioracademy.co.uk/school-vacancies to access the application form and job description.
Langtons Junior Academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children at our school. As such all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please visit http://www.langtonsjunioracademy.co.uk/school-vacancies to access the application form and job description.