EAL Learning Support Assistant

The Chalk Hills Academy are seeking to appoint an EAL Learning Support Assistant to help support the teaching and learning of an individual or groups of pupils. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and knowledgeable candidates who will contribute to the intellectual and social development of pupils and support their acquisition of the English language in order to achieve across the curriculum.

We are looking to recruit an EAL Learning Support Assistant who has the right attitude and will represent our positive ‘can do’ ethos that runs through our Academy. Ideally, the candidate will be TEFL qualified (or equivalent), but this is not a requirement.

Key Duties

·         Supporting EAL pupils who are new or recently arrived in the country, working in partnership with mainstream staff.

·         Supporting with identifying and meeting the linguistic needs of EAL learners.

·         Working with academic and pastoral teams to ensure that all pupils are supported to make expected progress.

·         Developing and delivering short-term induction programmes to suit individual pupils’ needs and proficiency.

·         Delivering interventions for EAL pupils at all levels.

·         Working with EAL Buddies and promoting awareness of EAL throughout the academy.

·         Building up banks of teaching resources.

·         Assess new pupils for language proficiency using the EAL A-E proficiency codes.

·         Building and maintaining a positive relationship with EAL pupils.

The successful candidate will have

Bilingual/Multilingual skills in one or more community languages

A good understanding of the issues EAL pupils face when grappling with language acquisition

The ability to teach small group interventions, create relevant EAL resources and undertake testing of pupils.

An enthusiastic work ethic, and the ability to work and liaise with a variety of departments and colleagues

A ‘can do’ hardworking attitude

Experience of working in an educational setting

Good IT skills (with good knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. word, excel, etc)

Excellent communication skills

Good behaviour management skills

Resilience and the ability to work as part of a team

Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of Grade C in GCSE’s or equivalent.)

The ability to take part in training and liaise with a wide range of people including teachers, parents, carers, pupils and the pastoral team

The ability to listen to the direction of the class teacher, follow agreed lesson plans and use support strategies appropriate to the needs of pupils

The ability to contribute significantly to the planning of teaching and learning for the whole class and/or individual pupils

The ability to prepare, maintain and deploy appropriate learning aids, materials and equipment

Job Specifics

Start date: Monday 7^th July 2025

Salary: AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884  Actual pro rata salary £19,125-£19,730

Job Role: Fixed Term, Maternity Cover, Full Time, Term-time plus inset days, 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:15am – 3:15pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.