Learning Support Assistant

Specific Areas of Responsibility

• To be committed to and contribute to the Trust’s ethos, work and aims of the school, enshrined in the school’s Mission Statement
• Under the guidance/instruction of the Director of Learning and SENDCo Lead: work with individuals/groups to supervise physical/general care of students, especially those with Special, or Additional Educational Needs.
• Support access to learning for students, prepare resources for the students you work with and provide general support in the classroom
• Participate in the planning, assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning

General Duties of the Role Support for Students

• Make sure that the students you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task
• Supervise and provide particular support for individual/groups of students, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities. Establish good relationships with students, acting as role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all students
• Encourage students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and encourage students to act independently as appropriate
• Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher
• Assist with personal care relevant to the student you are engaged with as required
• Participate in the education of children, including to their health and wellbeing
• Support children with special needs (if appropriate to the focus of the role)
• Sensory and/or physical impairment
• Cognition or learning difficulties
• Behavioural, emotional and social development needs
• Communication and interaction difficulties
• Support for Gifted and Talented students
• To lead group activities independently

Support for Teachers

• Be aware of students’ problems/progress/achievements and report to the Director of Learning as agreed
• Undertake student record-keeping to monitor the type of support you give and its impact on the student’s progress
• Use strategies, in liaison with the SRP lead teacher, to support students to achieve learning goals
• Assist with the planning of learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on student achievement progress, problems, etc
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established school policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Administer tests and invigilate exams as directed by your line manager
• Provide clerical/admin support, i.e. (collecting) photocopying, distributing coursework/exercise books/ tests papers, filing, typing etc
• Assist with the display of students’ work
• Cover LSA absence where necessary

Support for the Curriculum

• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/programmes, adjusting activities according to students’ responses
• Undertake literacy and numeracy programmes, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher/your line manager
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and help to develop students’ competence and independence in its use
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist students in their use

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all your concerns to the students’ Achievement Leader, Inclusion Manager or Child Protection Officer.
• Under the direction of the Director of Learning, assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including before and after school and during lunchtime, in order to ensure the students’ safety and good behaviour
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop. Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training including First Aid and specialise training relevant to the students within SEND and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher

Safeguarding

• To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
• To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy
• To identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
• To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child
• To protect students from maltreatment; preventing impairment of student’s health or development; ensuring that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• To take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch.

To arrange a visit to school or for an informal discussion with the Director of Learning or Headteacher, please call Sarah Covill, Operations Manager, on [contact hidden] or email; [contact hidden]