Learning Support Assistant
Herne Hill School
South London
- £21,465 - £22,900 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Current actual annual Term-Time Only (34.4 school weeks incl. inset days) salary for working hours Mon-Fri 8.30-15.45 (including paid lunch and morning breaks); comparable annual FTE salary would be £27,980 -£29,852
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 20 January 2025
- Apply by:
- 5 January 2025
Job overview
We have a unique full-time opportunity for a loving, caring, enthusiastic and happy Teaching/Learning Support Assistant to join our amazing team in our uniquely friendly and supportive environment in order to:
- Primarily, support, on a one-on-one basis, a lovely three-year old child in our Kindergarten with an EHCP, through to the end of this academic year. Targets include supporting the child by working with them at floor-level, supporting them to access materials in object-focused moments, supporting them in external interventions, such as SaLT, and modelling and facilitating one-word level communication.
- Secondarily, support the child’s class teacher in delivering our bespoke, fun curriculum to all the pupils in one of our relatively small-sized classes and well-resourced facilities.
You will hold a relevant Teaching Assistant qualification to at least Level 2 (and more likely Level 3 or above) and have extensive experience of working with young children who have SEND, adapting and differentiating the curriculum to their needs and style.
As the one-to-one learning support role ends at the end of this academic year with the child then moving on to another setting, this is initially a fixed term contract ending on 5 July 2025. However, it is highly likely that a longer-term employment opportunity will emerge from this autumn in a similar Learning Support or Classroom Teaching Assistant role in our leading Early Childhood Education school.
Although we only require the successful candidate to start from Monday 20 January 2025, we are open to an earlier January start date to enable a smooth integration into our school.
There is also some flexibility regarding working hours. Our preferred arrangement is for 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. However, we are also open to a more full-time role in line with our standard full-time hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The actual salary will depend on the successful candidate’s experience, qualifications, agreed working hours and starting date. It will be prorated based on one of our pay scale bands for Teaching Assistants, which in this case is likely to be £21,465 or £22,900. This is the annual salary for working Term-Time Only (34.4 school/working weeks + 5.6 weeks paid holiday) for our standard full-time hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with the 30-minute lunch break and the 15-minute morning break being paid.
The comparable annual Full-Time Equivalent salary would be £27,980 to £29,852. There is an opportunity for earning additional remuneration through enhanced overtime rates for wrap-around care.
Please visit the "Work with us" page of our website for further details, including the job description and person specification. To apply, please download the application form and, once completed, email it to enquiries@hernehillschool.co.uk.
The application submission deadline is end of day Sunday 5 January 2025.
Herne Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share that commitment. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
About Herne Hill School
Herne Hill School is a well-established independent Pre-Preparatory and Pre-School in South London. It is the largest stand-alone independent school in the country focusing exclusively on Early Childhood Education for two-year-olds through to Year 2.
Since its foundation in 1976, it has had only one purpose: providing young children with the best possible start for a successful and balanced academic life. There are about 300 pupils on roll, split into the Kindergarten at our new, dedicated and state-of-the art site at 99 Herne Hill, which then feeds into Pre-Reception, Reception, Year 1 and ultimately Year 2 classes at our main site at 127 Herne Hill.
There are approximately 70 staff members (about 25 teachers and peripatetic instructors, 40 teaching assistants and five support staff), who are overseen by the Headteacher, Ngaire Telford, and the Director/Proprietor, Dominik Magyar. Everyone works towards fulfilling our common purpose:
“At Herne Hill School, we prepare young children for life …
by providing the finest individual education …
… based on a bedrock of love and care.”
The school’s ethos of Love ∙ Care ∙ Excellence encapsulates our commitment to excellence and our belief that love and care are prerequisites for a top-quality education. The school’s atmosphere lives this philosophy. It is a caring, friendly, fun, supportive and well-resourced environment conducive to optimal learning and development.
Our website and the last ISI inspection report, which can also be found there, provide a good overview of our values, approach to teaching and learning and modus operandi.
Candidates who would like to see more detailed information on the school’s provision and daily life can email our Registrar Catherine Ross at enquiries@hernehillschool.co.uk to request access to the password-protected Prospective Parent Area on our website.
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