Learning Support Assistant - Enhanced Resource Base at Saint Benedict, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2024/SBCVA/62256
  Location
Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1JD
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£18,202.89 - £18,780.94 Annually (Actual)
  Closing Date
Midnight, 5th Jan 2025
  Start Date
ASAP
  Positions Available
4
   Positions Available        4
  Interview Date(s)
TBC
   Interview Date(s)           TBC
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About this Role

Learning Support Assistant - Enhanced Resource Base

Hours and Basis - Permanent, 32.5 hours per week over 39 weeks per year

Salary/Grade - Band 2, SCP (3-5) £ 24,027.00 - £ 24,790.00 (FTE)

Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint committed Learning Support Assistant (ERB) to join our busy school.

In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with access to regular high quality research-based CPD, excellent standards of behaviour, and a commitment to eliminating unnecessary workload.

About us

Situated in the beautiful Darley Abbey area on the outskirts of Derby, Saint Benedict is the city’s only Catholic Secondary school. We serve a wonderfully diverse community of students who come from over forty countries around the world and who come from all parts of Derby and beyond.

We are most proud of the fact that our rapid improvement in outcomes has been in an inclusive and supportive environment, as Ofsted described ‘a distinctive feature of pupils’ behaviour in this school is their sense of a community and the care that they extend towards one another’. In addition to setting out a clear vision for school improvement we work hard to ensure that every child has their needs fully met by our outstanding SENCO and our Inclusion Team. As a community of professionals we are also highly supportive of one another.

What are we looking for?

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest. For further details kindly contact 01332 557032.

Job Purpose

  • Provide support to the Headteacher, SENCO, Directors of Learning and teachers across a range of student-centred activities which promote learning and inclusion.
  • Work with individual students as directed by the Headteacher, SENCO/Director of Learning

Being part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.

Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.
Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?

To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.

A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:

  • Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
  • Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
  • Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
  • Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
  • Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff. For more information about our Trust and our Academies, please visit

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Contact Details

  Ruth Darby
  01332 557032
  rdarby@ben.srscmat.co.uk

Saint Benedict, a Catholic Voluntary Academy would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here are a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Current Pay Range and Salary Point
  2. Please indicate below any dates when you would not be available for interview
  3. Have you have ever been ordained and/or been a member of a religious community?
  4. Please provide a written statement of no more than 1,300 words detailing why you believe your experience, skills, personal qualities, training and/or education are relevant to your suitability for the post advertised and how you meet the person specification applicable to the post. “For all Teaching posts (Including Headteacher posts) you should pay particular attention to the national standards for the position for which you are applying.
  5. Do you possess the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies (CCRS)?
  6. Please enter details of your most recent safeguarding training if applicable
  7. Do you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
  8. Any offer of employment to the post for which you are applying would be conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If your application were to be successful do you consent to such a check being made?
  9. It is an offence to knowingly apply for, accept or do any work in a regulated position if you have been disqualified from working with children. Are you subject to any such Prohibition or Interim Prohibition order?
  10. Do you have ability to communicate with members of the public in accurate spoken English? (This is an essential requirement set by the UK Government for all for public sector posts of this nature)

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