Job Description
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Are you ready for an exciting new challenge based at White Hall Academy supporting the needs of primary school children in the Clacton area?
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible and dedicated learning support assistant to support children within our school.
If you have the skills and previous experience this may be for you.
Are you able to demonstrate that you have moved a child's learning forward through your support?
We are a three form entry primary school with happy, self-motivated children supportive parents and a creative and dynamic staff team.
We ensure that staff and parents work together to support the development of all children both academically as well as socially and emotionally.
You will need:
To be a team player as well as being able to use your own initiative
To be patient, tolerant and understanding
To have GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
We can offer:
Shared values across the Trust are:
Happy
Healthy
Learners for Life
Able to Make Choices
Confident
Contributing to Society
Through a focus for learning on…
Emotional Wellbeing
Personal, Social and Learning Skills
Basic Skills (literate, numerate and global knowledge)
Personal interests beyond the curriculumn
Aspirations and possibilities
Values
A supportive and positive learning environment that promotes continual professional development for all staff.
Trust wide employee assistance programme
In line with recommended practice in the statutory guidance "Keeping Children Safe in Education", the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The purpose is limited:
· to identify issues which call into question the applicant's suitability to work with children.
· to verify employment history.
Only information related the purposes stated will be shared with the Panel. Any information will be discussed with candidates at interview before any decisions regarding the recruitment process are made.
The Academy reserves the right to close the recruitment process early.
Information about the School
White Hall Academy is a large primary school at the heart of the local community. It is part of the Learning Pathways Academy Trust, which has partnership at the heart of its ethos. We are rated 'Good' by Ofsted and are now working towards 'Outstanding'. To help us achieve this we need exceptional staff.