Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Actual Salary: £32,535 - £34,488 (pro rata, depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Working Weeks: 195 days per year

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Teaching Assistant (TA) to lead and manage a Resource Provision within a mainstream secondary setting.

*This is a key role requiring strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and a deep commitment to inclusion and pupil progress.

Key Responsibilities

Interpreting, clarifying and explaining directions.
Enabling them to use equipment and materials as appropriate including digital technology and developing pupils' competence and confidence to do so.
Motivating, encouraging, praising and reward pupils appropriately
Assisting with language, behaviour, reading, spelling, writing, presentation, socialisation etc as the needs determine.
Keeping pupils on task and helping them to concentrate.
Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
Promoting positive behaviour at all times
Assisting with any sensory or physical requirements while encouraging independence.
Assisting with the duties of a form teacher.
Developing pupils' self-esteem and sense of worth.
Providing feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
Organise appropriate learning environments and resources.
Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the line manager and to participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents or as directed.

Essential Criteria

Experience & Knowledge

Working with or caring for children of relevant age
Evidence of being able to work unsupervised.
Evidence of working with young people other than in the school setting.

Skills & Abilities

Good numeracy/literacy skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Good organisational skills.
Able to follow complex instructions.
Able to support pupils in the classroom by:
Taking accurate notes.
Giving clear explanations.
Encouraging and motivating.
Helping to manage challenging behaviour.
Knowledge and ability to use IT effectively to support learning (including word processing skills).
Ability to self-evaluate own learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
Ability to relate well to children and adults.
Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within them.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy