Learning Support Teacher
Forres Sandle Manor School
Hampshire
- £40 per hour
- Expired
- Salary:
- Rate per lesson
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Sept 2024
- Apply by:
- 18 July 2024
Job overview
For September 2024, Forres Sandle Manor seeks to appoint an experienced and qualified Learning Support teacher to join our team on an invoice only basis. The postholder will be responsible primarily, for planning and delivering 1:1 or 1:2 lessons to children who have a special educational need, and or a specific learning difficulty.
Hours: Approximately 12-15 hours per week across 2 days or 3 mornings, term-time, plus staff training days (currently 6 per year).
The number of days or half-days per week will be discussed and agreed during the interview process to meet the needs of the school and the successful candidate. It is highly likely that further hours will be available in future if required.
Main Responsibilities:
- Planning and preparing individualised lessons, mainly in the areas of literacy and numeracy for children with specific learning difficulties from year R to Year 8
- Setting specific and measurable targets for the children you work with
- Monitoring and reporting progress towards targets
- Ensuring that the child with whom you are working feels safe and secure Demonstrating an enthusiasm and patience with children who find learning challenging
- Having due regard to confidentiality
- Supervision of pupil activities and behaviour, ensuring their safety and wellbeing, providing emotional support where necessary
Personal Qualities:
- Show a commitment to inclusion in a mainstream setting
- Determined to ensure that all children have the opportunity to make good progress and will exceed national standards
- Prepared to take an active part in the wider life of the school, willing to add something extra to the school community by sharing their talent
- Shows enthusiasm, is proactive, self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Empathetic and able to support and promote our values
- Commits to team work and has excellent interpersonal skills
- Is organised, efficient, professional and adaptable
- Is caring, understanding and patient with a good sense of humour
Other Benefits
In addition to working in our kind, supportive and caring community set within our glorious 35-acre campus on the edge of the New Forest, the successful postholder will also be able to enjoy complementary breaktime snacks and lunch during term times. Free on-site parking is available for all staff.
Safeguarding:
- The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment
- Understand and implement the Child Protection Policies of the school and attend related training
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people and ensure that all staff and volunteers share this commitment
losing date for applications is Midday Thursday 18th July 2024.
Interviews will take place week commencing 29th July. References will be requested PRIOR to interview.
To apply: Please download and complete an Academic Application form from https://www.fsmschool.com/vacancies/ and send the completed form with a covering letter to Sadie Pretty, HR Manager, at recruitment@fsmschool.com
About Forres Sandle Manor School
- Forres Sandle Manor School
- Sandle Manor, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge
- Hampshire
- SP6 1NS
- United Kingdom
Forres Sandle Manor is an outstanding independent school nestled on the edge of the beautiful New Forest, Hampshire. For boys and girls aged 2-16, full boarding, flexi boarding and day places available. Just on the edge of Fordingbridge, pupils learn in the 35 acre grounds. Forres Sandle Manor (FSM) is proud to be a small school where children are known well by all staff. The School places wellbeing at the heart of everything, and therefore academic success naturally follows and children enjoy learning and thrive in the supportive environment.
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