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Learning Support Assistant

Aspris
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Thetford, Norfolk IP25 7TJ, England

Salary

Ā£18,000 - Ā£21,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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  • Kingsbrook School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join their Education team, focusing on supporting students aged 11-18 with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties.
  • The role requires versatility and resilience, with responsibilities including assisting the class teacher, supporting pupil behavior, and establishing positive relationships with students.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience working with students with complex needs, although this is not mandatory, and a love of animals is essential due to the school's unique outdoor therapy program.
  • The position offers a salary of Ā£22,000 and requires a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, including background checks and references.
  • Kingsbrook School provides comprehensive training, career progression opportunities, and various benefits, making it a supportive environment for those looking to build a long-term career in education.

Kingsbrook School are recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant to join our Education team now!

We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Learning Support Assistants, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher, assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

Our benefits include:

  • Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
  • Comprehensive induction
  • Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
  • Pension scheme
  • Paid for enhanced DBS
  • Wellbeing support
  • Cycle to work scheme and more!

Kingsbrook School is a small specialist independent school for 11-18-year-old students with social, emotional, mental health difficulties and complex learning needs. Kingsbrook School is a unique setting within a small holding, so a love of animals is a must, as an intrinsic part of the role will include large parts of being outdoors and working with our animals as part of our therapy programme for the young people in our care. Experience of working with students with complex needs such as mental health disorders, anxiety and depression is preferrable, as is a good understanding of the emotional and attachment needs of children.

As part of Aspris Childrenā€™s Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience supporting in a classroom setting, however this is not required, and we will look at candidates from a variety of backgrounds.

If you want education to be a job for life, Aspris Childrenā€™s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

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