Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant - 30 hours per week, term time only

H3 5 - 6 (£23,500 - £23,893 +£689 Fringe FTE, (£16,413 - £16,680 pro-rata))

Start Date: September 2024 or shortly thereafter

St Mary’s Catholic School is seeking to appoint two additional Learning Support assistants to join our excellent SEND team. The successful applicant will be a positive, proactive person and will work as part of our SEND/Inclusion team. Candidates should have strong Maths and English skills. This role will include support of students with a variety of additional and special needs throughout the school. 

Whether you are a career changer, or looking for your first step in a school career, if you have the skills, approach, empathy and willingness to learn and be part of a team working for the best interests of the students, then we would love to hear from you.

You must be able to engage and motivate pupils and improve the quality of pupils' learning and to adapt practice as appropriate for children with SEND.

Members of the Learning Support team work in all curriculum areas. The successful applicant must be able to work unsupervised, be flexible, and able to work well as part of the wider school. Experience of working as a Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant or similar role within a school environment may be an advantage, however this is not essential. 

This individual will be working with individual students, supporting groups of students or whole classes and other related tasks, including associated admin. You should be self-motivated and enjoy working independently as part of a small busy team. You must also have excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and have a command of relevant ICT to be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and pupils in a busy school environment. This will involve making observations of the children and feeding back necessary information to the pupils' teachers/SENDCO.

The working pattern is 8.30 – 3.15 Monday to Friday, with an unpaid break and a ½ unpaid lunch break each day.

The role is funding dependant and will be for the remainder of the 2024/2025 academic year* in the first instance. (* until 31st August 2025).

We reserve the right to interview applicants as they apply, and close the application window early, so early applications are advised. 

We seek applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and of no faith but who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

Apply in writing using the forms available on our website http://www.stmarys.net/about-us/vacancies/ Support Staff Application Form, Consent to obtain References form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted. Please contact Deirdre McHugh, Interim Headteacher d.mchugh@stmarys.net or Recruitment@stmarys.net to submit an application or for more information.