Learning Support Assistant Maternity Cover – 1 year

Closing Date: Monday 14^th October noon

Interview Date: Thursday 17th October

Job Start Date:  Monday 2^nd December

Contract/Hours: 32.5 hours for one-year maternity cover.  Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 3.30 pm, includes 30-minute lunch break

Salary Type: Support Staff

Salary Details: Grade B, 1 to 3 depending on experience – Actual salary up to £17,550

Location of Role: Kingsclere CE Primary School

Contact e-mail address: adminoffice@kingsclere.hants.sch.uk

Job/Person Summary:

Are you an enthusiastic practitioner looking for the opportunity to be part of a hard-working and caring team within an exciting and inclusive church school? Then we have the position for you!

Kingsclere CE Primary School is a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted January 2019) with ‘‘polite and friendly pupils who show respect for one another throughout the school’. Our caring ethos is fostered through ‘timely and effective care to our pupils by all members of our school community’.

The successful candidate needs to be patient, calm, nurturing, be able to use their initiative and have a flexible approach to working.

The candidate should:

• Have high aspirations of all pupils, including those with additional needs
• Have a child-centred approach with a calm and nurturing disposition
• Be an enthusiastic, team player with a willingness to learn
• Demonstrate good Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Be an effective communicator with both children and adults
• Have a professional approach to school life
• Have the ability to positively manage pupil behaviour whilst following school policy
• Have the ability to work with individual children or groups to support or accelerate learning
• Be able to work well as part of a team
• Be able to engage in positive play with pupils
• Uphold their safeguarding responsibilities maintaining confidentiality

The successful candidate will be working in the classroom or school environment, working mostly 1:1 with pupils or small groups, liaising with the class teacher and SENDCO to support pupils with their learning as well as supporting play at break and lunchtime.

We can offer:

• Highly motivated pupils who understand the importance of learning
• A friendly and caring school community including staff, parents and governors, who all work hard to support our pupils
• Training and ongoing development in your career at whatever stage with the possibility of training to be a teacher in the future
• An inclusive Church school where everyone is valued and encouraged to succeed
• A supportive and hard-working staff team with a good sense of humour

Application Procedure

To obtain an application pack or to find out more about our school please contact Lesley Dudman, email: adminoffice@kingsclere.hants.sch.uk or telephone Lesley on 01635-298583. Please note all applications are to be using the Hampshire Job Application Template, personal CV’s will not be considered.

Kingsclere Church Of England Primary School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Criminal Records Bureau checks along with other relevant employment checks.