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Learning Support Assistant
Contract: Part Time Permanent
Salary: Scale 3 Points5-6 - Actual salary £14,521 -£14,716 (Depending on service)
Hours/Weeks:26.67 hours per week,9.00am - 3.50pm/8.40am-3.00pm,39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 Inset Days)
Closing Date: 15th April 2024 at midday
Start:April/May
We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly team here at The Boswells School. We looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and organised individual to support identified students with special educational needs and/or disabilities to enable them to access the curriculum. You will be working with students across all three key stages and therefore education to A Level standard or equivalent is essential. The knowledge and experience of working with young people is desirable along with good interpersonal and listening skills. The most important resource in any school is its staff and we attribute the success of The Boswells School to our committed and enthusiastic staff. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a thriving, forward thinking school. This position may suit someone who is possibly considering teaching as a profession and wants to gain experience and develop their skills within a large secondary school across a range of curriculum areas.
We can offer you:
A friendly and supportive working environment
A commitment to professional development
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work and Tech Schemes Employee Benefits Platform
For more information about our school, please visit www.boswells-school.com or contact Maria Williams on mho@boswells-school.com or 01245 264451. The deadline for applications is midday Monday 15th April 2024. Interviews to be confirmed.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Information about the School
The Boswells School is a large 11-18 secondary school that serves the area of north Chelmsford. The school is an extremely popular, over-subscribed convertor academy that enjoys an excellent reputation in the local and wider community. We were graded ‘Good’ in every area by OFSTED in February 2017 and are working towards our goal of becoming a truly great school.