Learning Support Assistant
Waterloo Lodge School
Lancashire
- New
- Salary:
- £20516.18 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 September 2024
Job overview
At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Location: Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire
Salary: £20516.18 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Closing date: 6th September
Interview date: TBC
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our close-knit team at Waterloo Lodge School located in Chorley.
About the role
To work as a Learning Support Assistant, providing support to the teacher and the pupils within an assigned group.
In addition to agreed responsibilities of Learning Support Assistants and any reasonable direction from the Head Teacher or member of the Senior Leadership Team the Learning Support Worker will:
Main Tasks
- To work with individual and small groups of pupils on educational activities.
- To assist teachers in developing and implementing individual educational programmes.
- To support individual and small groups of pupils across a broad and balanced curriculum.
- To prepare materials and equipment.
- To occasionally transport pupils home and on educational visits etc.
Job Activities
- To work with individual and small groups of pupils in conjunction with the subject teacher.
- To record relevant educational, social and behavioural information within an agreed framework.
- To implement agreed individual educational/behavioural programmes.
- To promote the social and emotional development of pupils through positive approaches that will encourage appropriate relationships and the development of self-esteem.
- To accompany class groups on external educational visits.
About us
Waterloo Lodge is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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About Waterloo Lodge School
Waterloo Lodge offers a successful, therapeutic approach to re-engage pupils who’ve endured serious difficulties at their previous schools.
Pupils who secure a place at Waterloo Lodge make outstanding progress in a wide range of subjects across a broad curriculum, which captures pupils’ interest and offers excellent opportunities to learn.
Waterloo Lodge offers places to secondary pupils with social & emotional problems, ADHD, autism, and associated conditions.
Ofsted has acknowledged the school’s “well thought out” strategies for pupils to improve their behaviour, confidence and social skills as well as academic success.
The school’s 14-19 co-ordinator ensures pupils continue to succeed in college or work even after they’ve left Waterloo Lodge to ensure they can move on to a meaningful adult life.
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