Learning Support Assistant
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Haringey
- £30,033 - £31,440 pro rata
- New
- Salary:
- Term Term Contract / Competitive Salary (Pro rata to 40 Weeks) / LGPS / Cycle to Work Scheme / Tech Scheme / Season Ticket Loan / Employee Assistance Program
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2024
Job overview
Learning Support Assistant
Haringey Support Salary Scale 5 - Points 12 to 15
Salary Range FTE: £30,033 - £31,440. Actual Pro Rata: £28,242 - £29,565
Contract: Permanent, full time, 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term time)
Working Hours: 8:15-4:00 (3:30 on Friday). 4:45pm every second Tuesday.
Start date: As soon as possible
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Highgate Wood School wishes to appoint an adaptable and resourceful Learning Support Assistant for an immediate start.
The successful candidate will have the energy, dedication and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our students and the success of the work of the Learning Support Department.
The role requires excellent communication, organisational and ICT skills and the ability to learn new skills where required.
Experience and knowledge of autism, special educational needs and disabilities is desirable but not essential.
We can offer you
- The opportunity to work in a continuously improving school.
- The chance to join a talented and highly committed staff team.
- Excellent students who are keen to excel and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation & contribution.
- Our commitment to provide CPD opportunities to ensure all staff continue to develop.
- A learning environment where imagination and commitment are encouraged and valued.
You will have
- A belief that every child really does matter.
- A proven track record of success in the classroom.
- The capacity to raise attainment through motivating and inspiring students and staff.
- Dedication to a team approach underpinned by an ongoing desire to ‘Continuously Aspire towards finding New ways to Develop and Outdo previous best’.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact Daniel Cain-Reed, Assistant Headteacher / SENDCo, at dcr@hws.haringey.sch.uk for further information or a visit or alternatively the school HR department for more information at hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 4th October 2024 - 09:00am
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note we do not offer employment visa sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: w/c 7th October 2024 (please note that we may interview prospective applicants as applications are received).
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How to apply:
• To apply for this post, please download the application form this (TES) website or visit our website for an application pack and form, https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
• Please note that CVs alone are not accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
Highgate Wood School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations
Attached documents
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.
Headteacher
Patrick Cozier
Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.
We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.
It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.
Ofsted Report
We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.
Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”
Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”
The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”
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