Job Description

The Thomas Lord Audley School

Learning Support Assistant

Pay Range: Local Government Scale 3

Actual annual salary from: £18,667 - £18,963 (Points 5-6)

Hours: 32.30 hours per week (8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday)

39 working weeks per year

1 year - Fixed Term Contract

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Role

We are seeking an outstanding individual to work in partnership with class teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, The SEN Code of Practice (2015) and the Professional Standards of Teaching Assistants (2016) in addition to school policies and procedures.

• This post is 32 hours 30 minutes per week, 39 weeks per year (term time, plus non-pupil days) for a fixed term contract of 1 year.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of teaching staff and or SENCO to plan and deliver wave 1, 2 and 3 interventions that have measurable impact for the specific needs of the student.
• Support students with activities which support literacy and numeracy skills e.g. Toe by Toe.
• Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students' responses as appropriate on a 1-2-1, small group and or in the class setting.
• Be a key worker for SEN pupils.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

• GCSE A - C (or equivalent) Maths and English.
• Understand the importance of physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with children and their families and carers and other adults and overcome communication barriers with children and adults.
• Ability to understand and support children with developmental difficulty or disability

Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Thomas Lord Audley School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Eligible for Blue Light Card

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l4c007nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDYzNjYxOXwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDM1NjY3NTJ8MA%3d%3d?i=8sc1h7JpCHo%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight 28th November 2024

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with just under 800 students (capacity 840), situated to the south of Colchester. It is the "most improved school in Essex" (Essex LA September 2016). It serves a diverse catchment area including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End and the villages to the south of Colchester including the community of Mersea Island.

Categorised as good and rapidly improving in its recent Ofsted inspection, it has been commended for the quality of its leadership, the standard of its teaching, and the welfare, behaviour and achievement of its pupils.

On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, St Helena School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. In the past, the school has benefited from the Stanway Federation’s programme of seconding high quality staff between schools and the development of wide-ranging in-service training which has led to on-going school improvement. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust can only enhance this development.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.