Learning Support Assistant

Permanent: 30.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus development days)

Benefits package includes generous pension scheme, career development opportunities, leisure discounts as well as cycle to work schemes.

We have a vacancy for a Learning Support Assistant to join our well established, experienced team and are looking for child-centered individuals who can support learning within classrooms, work one to one with targeted students and run interventions to help learners with special educational needs to thrive.

At Ormiston Denes Academy we place high value on staff development and with us, you would receive a comprehensive induction and training package. We welcome applications from experienced Learning Support Assistants, but also for those seeking new opportunities.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the oldest and largest school trusts in the country. OAT’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust.

Ormiston Academies Trust is an ethical sponsor, committed to improving the life chances of young people. We share their vision for all young people to have the highest academic, social and practical skills to allow them to lead a fulfilling life.

About you:

We are looking for team players who have energy, enthusiasm and a caring and calm manner. This is the perfect place for a passionate Learning Support Assistant to bring new, fresh ideas and help transform the opportunities for the local community. You will be working with students who have a broad range of academic, social, emotional and mental health needs and will ideally have the skills to promote inclusion and participation beyond the school environment.

We are looking for an individual who:

• Enjoys working with young people.
• Is resilient.
• Has high expectations and is a good team player.
• Is self-motivating and able to encourage others.
• Is keen and determined to help students overcome the barriers to learning they face on a daily basis, including inclusion support.

In return Ormiston Denes Academy will offer you:

• An opportunity to join a supportive and experienced department at an Academy with a strong ethos of teamwork and support, where staff are committed to raising attainment.
• Development for staff through nationally recognised training courses.
• Access to a range of resources and opportunities through our Academy Trust.
• Guidance, advice, and support from the senior leadership team who all want to make a positive difference to the education of all students at Ormiston Denes Academy.

If you are looking to work in a vibrant academy which expects high standards from students, places a high value on the professional development of its staff, and feel you have the qualities to meet the demands of this rewarding position then we wish to hear from you.

For further details or an informal discussion with Charlotte Leeming – HR & Compliance Partner, please email cleeming@ormistondenes.co.uk or call 01502 509921.

Closing date for applications is 13 December 2024. Please note that the Academy withholds the right to withdraw the advert at any time, or interview suitable candidates before the closing date.

Ormiston Denes Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974