Learning Support Assistant
Carshalton High School for Girls
Sutton
- New
- Salary:
- £29,145.00 - £30,429.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary starts at £22,630 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a confident, organised and friendly person to join our SEND department, supporting student achievement and progress.
The role
This is a term time only role.
We are looking for someone to work 32.5 hours per week, 5 days a week. The start time is 8.10am on a Monday, or 8.15am the rest of the week. The finish time will vary depending on the requirements of the students and will be agreed with the successful candidate.
The successful candidate will
- Have a desire to support special educational needs and disability
- Be an organised team player
- A commitment to improving the life chances of all our students and be willing to go the extra distance to do so
We offer
- An aspirational vision of education
- A continuous programme of CPD with the opportunity for national qualifications.
- A welcoming, friendly and supportive environment
- A school that has wellbeing as a high priority for students and staff
- Benefits that include a two week October half term holiday, eye care vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free tea/coffee/milk in the staff room and staff events at the end of each term and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential advice on a variety of matters.
The school is a short walk from Carshalton station with London Victoria is approximately a 30 minute journey by Southern trains and London St Pancras is approximately 45 minutes by Thameslink. The school is also within car and bus commuting range of south London and Surrey.
Key Application Dates
Closing Date 10:00am, 25th Nov 2024
Shortlisting date: 10am on Monday 25 November 2024
Interview Date: week commencing 2 or 9 December 2024
Our commitment
The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.
We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please see our Recruitment pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
Attached documents
About Carshalton High School for Girls
About Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton High School for Girls is a highly successful, popular 11 to 18 comprehensive school. There are 1450 students on roll, over 80 teaching staff and a number of support staff who make a major contribution to the daily smooth running of the school. Staff work as a cohesive team setting the highest professional standards as an example to the students. Students enjoy positive and co-operative relationships with staff and it is very rare if an external visitor to the school does not comment on the high calibre of the students and the positive working environment. We are part of the Girls’ Learning Trust.
Our mission statement clearly states that we are a community where ‘staff and students learn and thrive together’ and we are entirely committed to ensuring staff are given the opportunities and encouragement to develop both personally and professionally.
Ofsted inspected our school in November 2017 and judged us to be 'Good in all categories and good overall'.
Why work at CHSG?
Carshalton High School for Girls is a fantastic place to work and we believe we have a great deal to offer staff who join our team. Our ethos of constant improvement and positivity underpins our work and staff are encouraged to ‘grow’ and ‘develop’ through programmes offered and the daily support and guidance given.
Staff wellbeing is a high priority; our commitment demonstrated by having an in-house wellbeing team. A number of staff social events are organised throughout the year.
We are a school that seeks to constantly do better and whilst outstanding in many ways, we are ambitious and determined to secure further improvement.
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