Job Description

Gosfield Community Primary School are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and committed learning support assistant to join our team.

The successful applicant will join our skilled team of LSAs and work under the direction of class teachers, the SENDCo and the SLT. The role will include supporting children during lessons, leading interventions, supporting the delivery of bespoke curriculums and making a positive impact on the children that they work with. The team of LSAs at Gosfield work flexibly across the school to support a range of children and learning requirements.

This role also includes Midday Assistant responsibilities and will include supporting all children to have a lunchtime full of fun.

This post is for 27.5 hours per week Scale 3 points 5-6, depending on experience. The working pattern will be 8.45am-3.00pm (inc 45 min break) Monday to Friday. This working pattern is subject to change. This role is term time only, the hourly rate is £12.18 per hour with an actual annual salary of £14,603.

The successful candidate should:

• Have a recognised competence in literacy and numeracy
• Be able to challenge and motivate all children to succeed
• Be an adaptable team player with a good sense of humour
• Be enthusiastic, passionate and open minded when working with students who have special educational needs
• You will have empathy and can understand varying perspectives
• Be self-motivated, resilient and able to use their own initiate

"Everyone is welcome and included at this small school with a 'family feel'. Pupils behave well in lessons. They listen carefully to their teachers. From the early years, they learn to take turns and share ideas. Children quickly start to develop confidence to have a go. Pupils throughout the school show good manners and consideration for others". OFSTED MARCH

Information about the School

Gosfield Community Primary School is a small village school located in the beautiful countryside just outside Halstead. We are a 'good' school (2023) and are constantly striving to be the best we can be. We part of Attain Academy Partnership, based within Newlands Spring Primary School. Within our MAT we are linked with Newlands Springs, Rayne Primary School, Elm Hall, deVere Primary, Bocking Primary and Cressing Primary School.

We provide a cross curricular approach to learning and believe that children learn best through different experiences and through their own investigations; this learning is supported within a friendly, safe and secure environment.We are fortunate to have extensive grounds incorporating an area for forest school learning.

We benefit from a large network of supportive parents and volunteers, the FroGS (Friends of Gosfield Community Primary School) as well as enthusiastic governors that regularly visit the school.

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.