Senior Learning Support Assistant - Compass Provision

The Chalk Hills Academy are seeking to appoint a Senior Learning Support Assistant to help support the teaching and learning of an individual or groups of students specifically within our Compass Provision.  The Compass Provision is dedicated to supporting pupils who are not following mainstream classes for a number of factors and who may require additional support and care.

We are looking for a motivated, inspiring, and influential candidate who will contribute to the intellectual and social development of students and support their achievement in Literacy and Numeracy and other specific curriculum areas as directed. The ideal candidate will have the ability to change student behaviours and perspectives and to enable a transition back to mainstream education for pupils at risk of permanent exclusion. 

We are looking to recruit a SLSA who has the right attitude and will represent our positive ‘can do’ ethos that runs through our Academy. Therefore, you do not need to be a graduate to be successfully appointed for this role. You must however have a good understanding of functional skills, and the need for supportive but clear boundaries.

Key Duties

• To create a fully functioning alternative provision which offers a broad and balanced curriculum and leads to the rapid progress of our Compass students.
• To teach small groups of students’ literacy and numeracy.
• To mentor students to help support behaviour modification.
• Support students with their access to the curriculum, literacy and numeracy.
• Assess and meet need, so that the behaviour of students is conducive to learning.
• To promote and maintain a calm working environment for students, including implementation of the school’s Behaviour and Rewards Policy.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the Compass provision.

The successful candidate will have

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of Grade C in GCSE’s or equivalent).
• Training in, or experience of, current learning strategies e.g. literacy or numeracy and/or behaviour.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Some experience of working in an educational setting.
• Some experience of working with people with a range of special needs including SEMH.

Job Specifics

Start date            asap

Salary                    AS 15-20 FTE £30,334- £32,906 actual pro rata salary £26,324- £28,556 (dependent on experience)

Job Role               Permanent, Full time, Term-time + INSET Days, 39 weeks per year, 37 hours per week,

                                  Monday to Thursday 8am – 4pm, Friday 8am – 3.30pm.

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.