Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

Warren Primary School

Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB

Wishes to appoint an

Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Salary: Band B Point 7 - 12

£7,378.23 - £8,023.98 per annum actual salary

13 hours per week

08.30am - 3.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break (Thursday & Friday)

38 weeks of the year, term time plus inset days

Start Date: October 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic Early Years Learning Support Assistant to take on a crucial role within our school. The successful candidate should be keen to make a difference to the life chances of Warren Primary School children.You will work in partnership with class teachers, to support learning in line with the National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, codes of practice, school policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

· The ability to communicate with other members of staff effectively

· The ability to build a strong professional relationship with the children and their families

· A willingness to take part in class planning and adapt it to the needs of the child where applicable

· Good organisational skills

· Good behaviour management skills

· The ability to communicate with parents and to attend professional meetings where required

· Good record keeping skills (Progress and medical where required)

· Personal Care

· A passion for the impact teaching and learning can have on improving life

· A commitment to delivering education of the highest standard

· Achievement of GCSE's (or equivalent) at grade 4-9

· A CACHE Level 3 qualification

Principal Accountabilities
Assist with the planning of learning activities by identifying and preparing resources required to support lesson plans.

· Supervise children delivering learning activities to small groups/whole classes of pupils, adjusting activities within the scope of the Curriculum in response to pupils' learning.

· To communicate effectively and work in partnership with parents and other professionals and to respect confidentiality when appropriate.

· To work with a group of children and to maintain accurate developmental records.

· To attend staff meetings and training sessions as required.

· To work within all nursery policies and procedures including administration and recording of first aid.

· To ensure nursery environment and resources are safe and clean in accordance with health and safety regulations.

Warren Primary School is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. Staff have high expectations of pupils and pupils work hard to reach these. Pupils appreciate the high-quality support they get from all adults in school. They take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, developing both independence and resilience. Ofsted commented that "pupils are happy and enjoy being at school".

Warren Primary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

In return for your hard work, you will receive:

Relocation package of up to£8,000where applicable, for new employees, rentingorbuyinga property
2-week October half term
Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
Recognition of continuous service 
Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
Fully Subsided Employee Assistance Programme  
Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
National Conditions of Service
Automatic enrolment into the local Government Pension Scheme for support workers

If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the

school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.

Warren Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.

If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website,Vacancies in our Trust (osborne.coop)or Essex School Jobs.

Closing date: Thursday 19th September 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 24th September 2024

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the School

Warren primary school is a very popular and oversubscribed school. It opened in 1997 and has grown from a pupil population of 31 to 458, plus 52 Nursery children (part time). We also have specialist provision for severely and profoundly deaf children.

Warren was built to serve Chafford Hundred, a community of private housing and is now one of four primary schools. Chafford Hundred is convenient to reach by road, and has good public transport links to London and the coast. The school is within walking distance of Lakeside Regional shopping centre and Chafford Hundred railway station.

The school is set in pleasant grounds, which has a large playing field, adventure playground, small wood and garden areas.

The school provides a safe and happy environment in which the children thrive and enjoy learning in a stimulating setting. The children are welcoming, polite, well-motivated and generally high achievers and we expect over 50% to achieve above expected progress each year and hope that this figure will continue to rise. They are confident and very proud to wear their uniform and represent their school.