DT Technician & Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring DT Technician/learning support assistant to join our friendly and hardworking team.

Post: DT Technician & Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Salary: £23,535 FTE, Actual salary £18,840

Contract type/term: Permanent, Term time only, 35 hours per week split between 15 hours as DT Technician and 20 hours LSA.

Responsible To: SENCO & Head of DT

Purpose of Job:

As a DT Technician and LSA, you will play a crucial role in supporting both our Design Technology department and our students' learning across various subjects. Your responsibilities will include preparing materials and equipment for lessons, maintaining workshop safety, and providing tailored support to students with diverse learning needs.

Qualifications and Experience

· Have a GCSE (minimum grade C or level 4), 'O' Level (Pass) or equivalent qualification in Mathematics and English (essential).

· Successful experience working with children in a school/early years environment.

· Educated to NVQ Level 2 in learning support/early years, NNEB or equivalent qualification/experience would be an advantage

· Good reading and writing skills

· Good numeracy skills

· Knowledge of basic ICT to support learning

· Ability to write basic reports

Communication

· Ability to use clear language to communicate information unambiguously

· Ability to listen effectively

· Overcome communication barriers with children and adults

Working with children

· Understand and implement the school's behaviour management policy

· Ability to understand and support children with developmental difficulty or disability

· Good understanding of the school curriculum

· Ability to assess progress and performance

· Understand and support the importance of physical and emotional wellbeing

Working with others

· Understand the role of others working in and with the school

· Understand and value the role of parents and carers in supporting children

· Ability to work effectively with a range of adults

· Ability to follow instructions accurately

Responsibilities

· Good organisational skills

· Ability to remain calm under pressure

· Ability to manage own time effectively

Information about the School

EPAT is a cross-phase ‘Starter Trust’, providing high quality educational provision, standards and outcomes in local schools. It was formed on 1st February 2017, through a collaborative partnership between The Eastwood Academy (a secondary converter academy) and Bournemouth Park Primary School (a maintained primary school).

The Eastwood Academy's ethos - ‘Believe, Succeed, Together’- is an uncompromising belief that all pupils can and will succeed in a learning environment which supports and values everyone and their achievements.

Locally, the Eastwood Academy is the highest performing non-selective school and regularly outperforms the selective schools. Nationally, in terms of pupil progress, the Academy has been in the top 10% of schools over the last 3 years.

The Eastwood Academy was subject to a section 5 Ofsted inspection in December 2018 and achieved an ‘outstanding’ judgement in all categories.

Bournemouth Park Academy is a rapidly improving non-selective primary school in Southend. In 2016, it was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and was ranked in the top 100 most improved primary schools in the country.

Eastwood Park Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search to help identify information that is publicly available online which the Academy might want to explore with the candidate at interview. Further, we are fully committed to safeguarding and the successful candidate will be expected to undertake the appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and Barred List check.