Learning Support Assistant

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Job description

Heartlands High School, part of the Search Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre-employment checks.

We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Learning Support Assistant

Closing Date: 10 a.m. on Friday 3rd December 2021

Salary: Scale 4/5 depending on qualifications £22,995 to £26520 Pro rata Actual salary £20,089 to £20272

Location: Haringey

Contract type: 30 hours per week (pro-rata), Term Time only

Contract term: Permanent

We pride ourselves on ensuring that our Learning Support Assistants gain the right development to ensure successful personal and professional development that they require to progress. Heartlands High School is a great place to work. We aim to cultivate staff that are passionate about their students and seek to support exciting lessons which engage learners. We encourage teaching that is innovative. Our continuing professional development ensures that staff work together to improve their practice. We empower staff to support both students and other staff through a high expectations culture within the school.

The School is in the heart of Wood Green close to shops, over ground, underground and bus links. You will be joining an energetic and dedicated team of teachers and support staff who are working to provide an excellent education to a group of diverse and rewarding young people.

The post holder will be expected to:

• work with students with special educational needs and EAL, or who are gifted and talented, Looked After, vulnerable or underachieving
• support the inclusion of young person in the classroom and school community
• take a role in supporting the needs of individual students

We are driven by ambition: a clear desire to deliver results as we combine our strong ethos and culture. We're also committed to providing first-rate training and development to all our teaching staff and support staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust. You'll find high expectations here too. We expect the kind of exemplary behaviour that allows our teachers and support staff to do their jobs as effectively as they can.

With state-of-the-art facilities, Heartlands High School is oversubscribed and a first-choice school for parents and students in the local community. Our intake is diverse and is a real reflection of the community that we serve. Our ethos is captured in the acronym SEARCH; School Matters, Effort, Achievement, Character and High Aspirations. These values drive all we do and are core to our success. Our aspirations for this community are high and we want our students to have access to the very best education.

We welcome applications for flexible working. If you would like to find out more about the position, we would like to talk to you.

Completed application forms, should be submitted via TES by the latest Friday 3rd December 2021. Interviews will take place on the Thursday 9th December 2021.

NB: Please note that CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Search Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.