Learning Support Assistant/Escort
Work Location: Oakfield South (Earl Shilton) Belle Vue Rd Earl Shilton Leicestershire LE9 7PAWorker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £25,188 - £25,590 per annum (Pro rata for part time)Working Hours: 25 hours per week/term time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 30th March 2025
Interview Date(s): proposed w/c 7th April 2025Join Our Team as a dedicated Learning Support Assistant/Escort!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) and SEN needs? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our supportive and dynamic SEMH support team as a Learning Support Assistant with responsibility for escorting pupils on the school mini buses!
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.About YouKey Responsibilities:
Safe and Secure Travel: Escort our wonderful pupils with complex SEMH or SEN needs to and from school in our minibuses, ensuring their safety and comfort at all times. You'll be a trusted companion on their journey, following all relevant policies and procedures.
School-Based Support: Be an integral part of our South site, working closely with the teaching and support staff to meet the needs of our pupils. Your presence will help create a welcoming and inclusive environment.Promote Inclusion: Champion inclusion by providing tailored learning support and SEMH interventions in the classroom. You'll work alongside class teachers and lead practitioners to ensure every pupil feels valued and included in their learning journey.
Under the guidance of class teachers, support pupils with feedback and marking to maximise their learning potential. Your efforts will help bridge individual gaps and foster academic growth.
Holistic Support: Assist pupils across all areas of the curriculum, including therapeutic practices, under the direction of class teachers and the SENCO. Your role will be vital in nurturing their overall development. Deliver personalised 1:1 sessions, monitor progress, and mark achievements against individual learning plans.You'll play a key role in helping pupils reach their full potential.
Resource Preparation: Prepare engaging and effective teaching resources as directed by class teachers. Your creativity will enhance the learning experience for our pupils.Playground Involvement: Support pupils during playtime and social learning sessions, ensuring their health and safety while encouraging positive and interactive play. Your presence will make playtime enjoyable and safe.
Positive Reinforcement: Provide positive reinforcements, praise, and rewards to motivate and inspire our pupils in line with the school’s behaviour policy. Your encouragement will help build their confidence and self-esteem. You will be equipped with the skills to de-escalate and manage challenging behaviour to support regulation and contribute maintain a safe learning environment.You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.