Lead LSA - ASD

“Where students want to be, Where staff want to work, Where community works”

NOR 1499 (Including 260 in the Sixth Form)

32 hours per week, Term Time plus 5 days

We are looking to appoint a specialist LSA position to support students and the school in the area of ASD. The role will involve supporting a range of students with varying needs both within the classroom and in smaller or 1:1 interventions. There is a focus within the post on supporting students with ASD additional needs and in supporting our aim to develop outstanding practice for their provision and support within school. There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to help shape wider whole school training programmes, offer additional guidance and information to parents in a supportive capacity and to help a full range of young people who may be beginning an assessment journey towards diagnosis or already have a diagnosis. The role will include liaising with students, staff and parents as well as tracking and recording interventions and progress outcomes.

The successful candidate will be able to access additional training and support from external agencies but should already have some experience of working with young people who have ASD. Anyone interested in the position who would like to know more is very welcome to contact us via SEND@dchs-alnwick.uk to request a conversation in advance of submitting an application. 

Further details of this post and an application form are available on our website www.dchs-alnwick.org.

Applicants should apply using the required form and applications should be emailed to teresa.donaldson@dchs-alnwick.uk.

Closing date: 12:00 pm on Wednesday 17 July 2024

Interviews will take place on Thursday 18 July 2024.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. 

If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. An online check will also be carried out on the successful candidate.