Learning Support Assistant

2 weeks ago

Farnborough, United Kingdom The Good Shepherd Trust Full time

**JOB PROFILE - LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (LSA)**

**Post: Learning Support Assistant (LSA)**

**Reports to: Headteacher**

**Base Location: Farnborough Grange Nursery/Infant Community School**

**Hours: TBC**

**Job description**: The job description will be reviewed regularly to reflect or anticipate changes to the role, commensurate with the salary and areas of responsibility.

With the school staff the post holder will:

- Help to deliver the Trust’s vision and translate into practice the underpinning vision and values of the school
- Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with all staff at the base school and other Trust schools and the Trust central team, as appropriate
- Help to promote the Trust’s policies and procedures
- Help to develop a learning culture with high expectations in a safe and secure learning environment

**Job Purpose and Objectives**:

- Act as a member of a conscientious team, fulfilling responsibilities efficiently and effectively
- Assist in the support and inclusion of all children within the school
- Work in close contact with one or more pupils, providing appropriately targeted support that facilitates effective learning and sustained progress
- Maintain a welcoming, courteous stance when dealing with children, parents, local committee members, Trust officers/Directors, fellow members of staff and other visitors
- Maintain strict confidentiality, given the close contact with children and other members of the school’s staff, and that any enquiry from a parent is directed to the class teacher, or Headteacher, immediately without comment

**Specific responsibilities**:
Classroom Duties

Support the Child

Develop a knowledge and understanding of the range of learning support needs and to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the child/ren in the group/class/es being supported. Help the child/ren to learn effectively as possible, both in group situations and on their own by:

- Undertaking any specific specialist training to ensure that a child’s needs are met
- Following advice given by medical/educational advisors relating to the specific needs of a child
- Clarifying/explaining instructions
- Ensuring (s)he/they can use equipment and materials provided
- Motivating and encouraging as required
- Assisting in any areas where improvement may be required (including personal hygiene)
- Motivating them to concentrate, complete and embed learning activities
- Meeting needs as required, whilst encouraging resilience and independence
- Liaising with the class teacher/Senior Leaders about individual’s learning journeys
- Developing and deploying appropriate resources to support the child/ren
- Help the child/ren with all aspects of the curriculum whether individually or in small groups

Support the Teacher
- Support the promotion of the curriculum
- Share in the preparation and planning of the curriculum, observing the class teacher’s instructions
- Be adaptable with regard to working on certain sophisticated items of equipment, such as the computer or specific equipment necessary to meet the needs of the child
- Assist, with the teacher (and other professionals as appropriate), in the development of a suitable programme of support for children
- Record and celebrate individual pupil progress when working with a child or group of children
- Suggest new steps to the class teacher, based upon observations made
- Contribute to the maintenance of the child/ren’s progress records in paper and electronic format
- Maintain accurate and succinct records about the child/ren’s responses to particular tasks, sharing this information with the class teacher at agreed times during the school day

Support the Trust/School
- Liaise, advise, and consult with other members of the team supporting the child/ren when asked to do so.
- Contribute to the reviews of the child/ren’s progress
- Attend relevant in-service training (overtime paid where outside of the contracted hours)
- Always follow Trust policies and procedures
- Respect confidentiality issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/school work and keep confidences (external to safeguarding) appropriately

Other Classroom Duties

Under the direction of the assigned class teacher(s) and Senior Leaders deal with the following non-teaching tasks:

- Prepare and clean materials and equipment for use within designated areas and tidy up after use
- Arrange the furniture and resources for group work
- Undertake photocopying, laminating, displaying work etc.
- File children’s work
- Attend to the children’s personal needs and simple first aid; where a child is causing concern this should be reported, in the first instance, to their class teacher

Duties Beyond the Classroom

Under the direction and supervision of the teacher(s)/Phase Leader/Senior Leaders carry out the following tasks if and when required:

- Assist with activities involving children outside the classroom
- Accompany groups of children

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