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KS2 1:1 Learning Support Assistant (ASD)
Employment Type: Part time, Fixed Term to 31st August 2028 (linked to individual child)
Hours: 25 hours Weeks: 39 weeks (term time plus inset days)
Pay Range: Scale 3, Point 5 - 6
Position Start Date: 02/09/24
Applications Close: 22nd July 2024, at 9:00am
Date of Interview: 24/07/24
An opportunity has arisen for a 1:1 Learning Support Assistant to join our team to support a child (initially in Year 3) who has Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The successful candidate will be caring, positive, enthusiastic and have the ability to use their own initiative and remain calm under pressure. Experience in working with children on a 1:1 or small group basis with ASD is essential for this role. This is a part time, term time (plus Non-Pupil days) role working 25 hours per week from Monday to Friday. There is a possibility that this role could be split into morning and afternoon shifts for the right candidates.
Our school can offer you:
• Well behaved children with a love of learning
• The opportunity to work with our friendly, dedicated and forward-thinking staff
• Committed and supportive parents and governors
• A commitment to professional development, including working closely with colleagues from other schools within our MAT
Tyrrells Primary School is committed to safeguarding, inclusion and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.