Job Overview

La Passerelle school is seeking to appoint a skilled Senior Learning Support Assistant to be part of our therapeutic provision supporting young people with a range of Social Emotional Mental Health needs.

The focus of La Passerelle School is to ensure that young people access a nurturing environment in which to build positive relationships and engage in a range of onsite and offsite activities and learning.

Previous school experience is essential for this role and the ability to be flexible to work across the Primary phase, Secondary phase and Alternative Provision. 

The successful candidate will be committed to an inclusive education and have experience supporting children with a range of needs.

This position is part-time, term time only and the annual salary will be adjusted to reflect this.

For further information regarding the post and to arrange a tour of the school please contact Zachary Lancaster-Adlam Email: z.lancaster-adlam@lasente.sch.je or Telephone: 01534 618042

Job Purpose

To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for individuals / groups or short term for whole classes. Monitor students and assess record and report on student’s achievement, progress and development.

Be responsible for the supervision and development of a specialist area within the school and/ or management of other teaching assistants / key workers including allocation, monitoring of work and training.

Can be required to supervise and teach students in small groups or in 1:1 situations in liaison with teachers.

To encourage children to treat each other with respect and to follow the school’s behaviour policy at all times

Statutory Responsibilities

Budgetary Responsibility

Job Specific Outcomes

Contribute to the management of a team of teaching assistants / keyworkers within a specialist area in school to effectively deploy resources as required. Contribute to the recruitment, training, development and induction of key workers / teaching assistants as required by the school ENCO.

Plan and implement agreed work programmes / practical lessons under the general guidance of the teacher to whom assigned.

Observe and monitor the development of specific students, recording appropriately and applying this knowledge future planning.

Feedback to the team on the progress and behaviour of the individual group or pupil within the special needs area.

Attend and report at annual reviews, monitor development of specific students on courses including feedback to other teaching assistants on progress and learning intentions. Supervise and provide particular support for students including those with special needs ensuring the safety and access to learning activities in line with the curriculum.

Monitor and evaluate students responses to learning activities through planned observation and recording of achievements against pre-determined targets.

To advise class teachers and teaching assistants on approaches and strategies to use with students in a special needs area.

Deliver 1:1 support session to pre-teach and reinforce teacher delivered sessions.

Supervise whole classes occasionally during short term absence of teachers. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep students on task. This can include cover, supervision and specified work in order to assist or support the work of a qualified teacher.

Manage and develop student’s literacy / numeracy throughout different key stages.

Administer relevant assessments and be responsible for keeping and updating records in the agreed format with a teacher, contributing to reviews of systems / records as requested. Be responsible for target setting.

To assist in the invigilation of public examinations in particular supporting SEN students.

Accompany teaching staff on visits, trips and out of school activities where appropriate. Transporting and supporting physically disabled and special needs students where necessary.

Attend to the students personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social and emotional wellbeing, health, hygiene and welfare matters. Care for sick, distressed and injured children, carrying out the necessary first aid and take appropriate follow up action as necessary and within school policy. Contribute to specific reports when requested from external agencies i.e. specifically consultants, GPs and parents on students with medical problems.

To raise SEN awareness strategies within the school environment e.g. deaf awareness and autism awareness.

Take lead responsibility for the coordination of a school activity.

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection. Share information about pupils with other staff, parents, carers, internal and external agencies, as appropriate. Report all concerns to an appropriate person.

Qualifications

Essential

Numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to Level 3

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in childcare, or diploma in childcare Education at Level 3. Appropriate

First Aid qualification

Desirable

Specific key training in ACE courses, BSL level 2, RNIB partners in learning.

Knowledge

Child Protection training. Awareness of confidentiality and data protection principles.

Full working knowledge of relevant policies, codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.

Working knowledge of curriculum and other relevant learning programmes / strategies. Understanding of principles of child development and learning.

Technical Work Based Skills

Training required in at least 2 relevant strategies e.g., literacy or bilingual, dyslexia, sign language etc.

General skills / attributes

Essential

Ability to plan effective actions for students who require support to progress their learning or who require specific support to facilitate their accessing of other learning opportunities.

Desirable

The understanding of the range of support services, agencies, providers and knowledge of their effective use. Ability to upskill and train team members in the specialist area and in the use of specialist programmes / equipment. Support the professional development needs of the team.

Experience

Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age. Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience of working with students.

Personal Attributes

Competencies