Learning Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom White Rose Academies Full time

**Post Reference**:2292

**Academy**:Leeds East Academy

**Job Title**: Learning Support Assistant

**Grade**:B3 (Actual Salary £19,734 - £21,220)

**Hours**: 37 hours per week, (8am-4pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-3.30pm Friday.) Term Time Only plus 10 days, Maternity Cover, Fixed Term until 30th June 2024.

**Accountable to**: SENCO/Assistant SENCO

Leeds East Academy is an over-subscribed 11-16 academy that has recently achieved the title of UK Parliament School of the Year. We are a vibrant, diverse and welcoming academy community who are committed to securing our highly ambitious vision of ‘Everyone Exceptional’ for every single member of our wonderful school. Over the last three years the school has been on a rapid journey of transformation which has resulted in significant improvements in attendance, progress, and behaviour. We received a ‘good’ judgement in our 2019 Ofsted inspection and every member of our community is determined to convert this to outstanding and beyond at our next inspection.

We are proud to be an academy who forms part of the High-Performance Learner international community and our vision of ‘Everyone Exceptional’ is underpinned by the principles of High-Performance Learner. The principles simply foster the belief that every child can and will perform highly and are able to excel both academically and personally within the right climate and culture. We have worked closely with our academy community to develop a culture and climate in which both staff and students can flourish.

Our academy is committed to delivering an outstanding education to each and every one of our students. We provide exceptional life training; harnessing the skills and fortifying the aspirations of young people, who we know will transform the region and provide a positive, progressive contribution to society.

White Rose Academies Trust is a local trust dedicated to raising and fulfilling the ambitions of young people. Our academies throughout Leeds are at the heart of the communities they serve, which is why we are committed to delivering an outstanding education to every one of our students.

**Role**:
To work under the guidance of the SENCO ensuring students on the SEND register have the best possible through support in lessons and providing high quality intervention programmes, in order to further strengthen the standards of achievement, outcomes and inclusion for our students. To contribute to the key objective of the Academy Development and Improvement Plan. You will be responsible for the personal care and accelerated progress of some of our most vulnerable students, ensuring that they can access the curriculum we offer through regular support and achievement.

**General duties and responsibilities**:

- Able to differentiate classwork and activities according to ability and plan, create and use appropriate resources for students.
- Assist with the development, management and use of resources, and aid departments with planning and schemes of learning.
- Carry out essential cover (which constitutes as any lesson cover to avoid supply cover) in the absence of teachers.
- Able to use specialist skills, training, and experience to support students’ learning.
- Able to establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Able to support students consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs including social, emotional, health, physical, hygiene, education, and welfare.
- Encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all students in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of the academy core values. To promote positive values, attitudes, and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom, working with the SENCO and teachers to establish an appropriate, tailored learning environment, evaluating and adjusting seating plans and learning as appropriate.
- Be aware of, and support differences and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- Able to provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate.
- Able to plan intervention and implement agreed learning activities and programmes, adjusting activities according to student response/needs.
- Monitor and evaluate student responses to learning activities and ensure a smooth reintegration back into mainstream lesson with clear communication for teaching staff.

Part of **White Rose Academies Trust** - Leeds East Academy is accelerating on a thrilling journey, which will ultimately see the school, its staff and its students, secure** an Ofsted rating of World Class.**

We are securing our


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