Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Grade 4 £24,294 - £25,979 FTE (Actual salary TTO £20,360 – £21,772) 

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: Full Time. Permanent. Term-time only

Apply by: 9am on Friday 20th September

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our supportive and successful team as a Learning Support Assistant. Within the role, you will support the SENDCo in ensuring that quality provision is provided for our SEND students with a range of needs in class and during interventions. You will also support the SENDCo with administrative tasks including coordinating and developing resources for SEND students.

Our Learning Support Assistant positions present an excellent opportunity for candidates who are potentially looking to gain experience to progress into teaching and/or for those who aspire to work within education. We are ambitious for growth and the development of our staff members and pupils and as such, there are likely to be further opportunities and routes for progression in the future for successful candidates.

Wright Robinson College has been chosen as one of the UK's Best Places to Work 2024. The Sunday Times has revealed the Best Places to Work in the UK for 2024. This nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain's top employers and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community, disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers, and wellbeing. Wright Robinson College is the only high school in the UK to be named as a Times Best Place to Work 2024.

Wright Robinson College has been an ‘Outstanding School’ in every area of the Ofsted Inspection Framework since 2016 and we were immensely proud that our continued ‘Outstanding’ status was confirmed again in our October 2021 inspection under the new framework. We are fully committed to continuing to further raise academic standards and attainment, across an academic curriculum.

We are committed to staff development and if you join our team you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. As well as offering you a competitive salary, and access to our BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, you will be provided with free access to on-site gym and pool facilities, a range of activities designed to support staff well-being and free on-site parking. Located one mile from the city centre, on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links. To read more about our employee benefits, please follow the link below:https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Employee-benefits/

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms Ward on 0161 370 5121.

For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us and for details on how to apply, please follow the link below: https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Vacancies/

Apply by: 9am on Friday 20th September

How to Apply:

Please provide the contact details of your current Headteacher as one of your referees where possible.

Apply here on Tes via the quick Apply now button.

All applications should be made via the TES website. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Statement on Safeguarding

Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.

Online checks for shortlisted candidates

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