Learning Support Assistant (LSA) Part Time

Start Date:                           As soon as possible

Application Deadline:         07 January 2025, 9am

Salary:                                   Support Salary Grade 4 - £13,458.26 - £16,761.65 per annum (to reflect the number of working hours/weeks per year), (£24,310 - £30,277 per annum FTE)

Working Pattern:                 23.5 hours in total, including a half hour lunch break, term time only. One of the working days will need to be a Monday.

Interviews:                           Week commencing 13th January 2025

Contract:                              Permanent

●       Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?

●       Are you a highly motivated and hard working individual, with good attention to detail?

●       Do you enjoy working with children, motivating and inspiring them to strive for success?

●       Are you passionate about supporting children to ensure that all students reach their full potential?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Learning Support Team at Frimley Church of England Junior School. We are seeking a proactive individual to provide an excellent level of support to both staff and students in the school.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated, hard working with a sense of fun, and have high expectations of children in the Key Stage 2 setting. They will enjoy both supporting and celebrating the achievement of pupils as they strive to show the attributes of a Frimley Learner.

Experience of working in a classroom setting would be an advantage but the successful candidate does not need to have specific training as full training and induction support will be given where needed. Learning Support Assistants encourage learning as part of a year group team, working under the direct supervision of both the class teacher and year leader. The hours will include supervision on the playground.

A Centre of Excellence

At Frimley Church of England School, it is our goal to foster in our students a love of learning, strong morals and character and a genuine respect for others, prepared in every way – intellectually, morally and socially – for the world that awaits them.

We can offer a welcoming and friendly school community, a comprehensive induction, training and support programme, and a supportive senior leadership team and wider staff body within The Prospect Trust.

The Prospect Trust

The Prospect Trust is a leading Multi-Academy Trust in the South of England, with an aim of providing outstanding education for all learners within a family of local academies. There are currently three academies within the Trust: The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Tomlinscote School and Frimley Church of England Junior School. The Trust is a dynamic and ambitious multi-academy Trust on the Hampshire/Surrey border, providing outstanding education and support for almost 6,ooo learners through its family of local academies. The Trust has a relentless desire to improve the educational outcomes and lives of the young people in our local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to embrace the Trust’s values and play a key role in supporting its students.

How to apply

If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact the HR team on team_HR@prospecttrust.org.uk

Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to recruitment@prospecttrust.org.uk by 07 January 2025, 9am.

Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.

Please note as part of the interview process you will be asked to plan and deliver a short grammar or spelling activity with a group of Year 5 or 6 pupils. The session will last 10 - 15 minutes. Please bring any resources with you which you would like to use in this session. There will be 4-6 pupils in the group.

Other information

The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.

Prior to the interview, an online search will be conducted by HR, to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in an educational environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at the Trust but may be discussed with you at interview. This is in line with statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for an interview.

The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.