Learning Support Assistant

Do you enjoy working with children? Do you have the skills to support their learning and development? Are you looking for a fresh challenge or next step in your career?

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our partner school based in Welwyn Garden City that has been rated Outstanding 5 times by Ofsted! The Learning Support Assistant role will require you to support a variety of children across the school. The school is keen to hire a Learning Support Assistant immediately to fill this position.

The Role:

• Our new learning support assistant will support children who have additional SEND needs such as ASD, MLD, PMLD and SEMH.

• The learning support assistant will support the teacher getting classroom ready for lessons.

• Support the teacher in managing classroom behaviour

• As learning support assistant, you will be supervising group activities such as outdoor learning, sports, life skills, socialising and playing with peers.

The school:

• An all-age school based in Welwyn Garden City.

• The school aim is to enable every child to fulfil their full potential.

• The school recognises every child is unique and has specific special needs that require individualisation, imagination, and enthusiasm to ensure success.

• An ambitious school who believes children deserve nothing less than the very best.

Requirements:

• Friendly and good team player.

• Able to manage groups of pupils and deal with challenging behaviour effectively.

• Enjoy working with SEND children.

• An ability to build good working relationships with both pupils and adults.