Learning Support Assistant

3 days ago

Oldham, United Kingdom The Hathershaw College Full time

**Learning Support Assistant x 2**

**Full time / Fixed Term (until 31st August 2025 in the first instance, however, there is a strong direction of travel for this role to become permanent)**

**Start Date**:1st September 2024

**Hours**:35hours per week. Mon to Thu, 8.20am to 3.50pm, Fri 8.20am to 3.35pm.

**Salary**:Spine Points 7 to 17 - Full year salary range £24,294 up to £28,770 pro-rata (actual salary £20,261 - £23,994). Starting pay dependent on relevant experience.

**About the role**

We are seeking to recruit two well-qualified, enthusiastic learning support assistants to work with students across all year groups. This is an excellent opportunity for people considering a career in teaching but wanting to gain some valuable school experience first.

This is a very rewarding role, supporting young people to access their education, making a real difference in their lives.

**Hathershaw College**

The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust, which consists of ourselves, Oldham Sixth Form College, Werneth Primary School and Broadfield Primary School. Alexandra Park Junior School will be joining the Trust from 1st April this year. We are also well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.

You will see from our Ofsted report published in January 2022 that we have retained our good status. I would advise you to read the excellent report before applying. Key highlights from this include: “Pupils behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors.” “Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.” Senior leaders have taken radical steps to manage the workload and well-being of colleagues by reducing unnecessary burdens and bureaucracy. These actions were rated highly in the most recent staff survey, which takes place on annual basis.

**The Pinnacle Learning Trust**

We celebrate students’ uniqueness and support our young people to flourish and become responsible, successful citizens who contribute positively to their communities. Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, including designation as Evidence Leads in Education for the Research School; delivery of school-to-school support; CPD facilitation and support for trainee teachers. Staff have access to opportunities to develop their teaching practice, such as training on metacognition, virtual classroom coaching and retrieval practice. As a Trust, we celebrate diversity by encouraging an understanding of our communities, faiths and cultures.

**Advert Closing Date**:12noon on the 13th June 2024
**Provisional Interview Date**:17th June 2024

**Additional Reasons to Join Us**:

- Automatic enrolment into a Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work schemes available
- Various health and wellbeing benefits (including on site gym membership at Oldham Sixth Form College and The Hathershaw College)
- Free on-site parking
- Excellent opportunities for CPD and career development

**Commitment to Safeguarding**

WE TAKE SAFEGUARDING SERIOUSLY

**Learning Support Assistant**

**Purpose of the post**:To support students who, have a range of special educational needs, to make progress academically, socially, mentally and physically both in and out of lessons.

**Summary of Main Duties and Responsibilities**

**Core Purpose**:

- To work under the guidance of the Assistant Principal SENDCO /teaching staff in the planning and implementation of work programmes to support SEND students

**Core responsibilities**:

- To assist teachers in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment for SEND students
- To assess student needs, develop interventions and monitor the progress of identified students
- To contribute to reports, Edukey and attend meetings on identified students as required
- To support with the schools’ induction/welcome process for new arrivals
- To support students on school visits.
- To attend meetings, in Learning Support, in faculties or with parents as required
- To promote the inclusion of all students, ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and develop
- To communicate as appropriate with staff and parents/carers
- To use ICT as an administrative and teaching/learning tool
- To undertake administration tasks as agreed with the Assistant Principal SENDCO/ Assistant SENDCO.
- To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the College
- To be willing to undertake training to meet the needs of the job
- To undertake such other duties as may be agreed with the Principal

**Requirements of All Trust Staff**:

- To promote and uphold the Trust Mission Statement, values and strategic aims and objectives.
- To comply with the Academy and Trust’s policies and procedures, including those re

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