Learning Support Assistant

The Grove School, part of the SEARCH Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks.

We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Salary: Scale 4 £29,346 to £30,630 pro rata, actual £26,676.64 to 27,843.85

Employer: The Grove

Location:  Haringey

Contract Term: 36 hours x 40 weeks

Start Date: January 2025

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 16th December (Early applications will be considered).

The Grove vision is to make a difference and change lives for the better. 

We are an outstanding special school for children and young people with autism. We are a thriving school with a dedicated staff team who work hard to ensure our pupils are supported to achieve their full potential. Community values and partnership are at the heart of what we do and we are all immensely proud to be part of this successful school.

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistants who want to be part of our vision and join our expanding team. Staff may work across the school within our primary department or one of our two secondary departments which cater for pupils who are working at early pre-key stage standards through to those working at Entry Levels and GCSE. 

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff who have an outstanding track record and are ready for an exciting new challenge. We are a strong learning community that strives to make what we offer to our staff, pupils and families the best it can be. If you share these values, then we want you to join our team! 

We are committed to the development of our staff and provide a pathway for career progression such as training towards scale 5 posts, HLTA posts, our aspiring teacher programme and routes into the teacher training apprenticeship. 

The successful candidates will make an important contribution to the school ethos. Their role will include supporting pupils on a daily basis, supporting small learning groups, working with staff to ensure an inclusive approach and working collaboratively to support the learning needs of pupils on the autistic spectrum.

The successful candidate will have:

• Some experience of working with pupils with additional needs including autism
• A flexible and proactive approach to supporting pupils
• Ability to communicate well with pupils, teachers and adults
• Completion, or the readiness to complete, the LSA induction programme
• Some understanding of the issues relating to child development and inclusion
• A commitment to safeguarding children.

For further information please contact our school office 020 3876 6555 or at office@thegroveschool.co.uk Application packs can also be downloaded from the school website: www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Completed application forms with a covering letter, addressed to The Headteacher, Lucia Santi, should be returned to the office email address as soon as possible or via TES. 

Closing Date is on Monday 16th December at 9am but applications received before are welcomed and will be considered. 

NB: Please note that in line with the new Keeping Children Safe in Education updates, an online search will be conducted as part of our due diligence checks on all shortlisted candidates. CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Search Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.

Please note if you do not hear from us it is likely your application has not been successful. Kindly note due to the large volume of applications we are unable to provide feedback at the initial stage.