Learning Support Assistant
What skills and experience we're looking for
The PRIDE Academy is seeking a motivated and compassionate Learning Support Assistant to join their team. You will work closely with students who require additional support, helping them to achieve their academic, social, and emotional goals.Your role will involve working alongside teachers and specialists to deliver tailored interventions, offering one-to-one assistance, and supporting students in both the classroom and wider school activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support to Students, so that they can communicate effectively with others
- Encourage students to become independent learners, provide support for their welfare and to support the inclusion of students in all aspects of PRIDE life
- Provide support to teachers by working collaboratively to maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
- Provide support for the curriculum by raising the learning and attainment of all students
- Provide support to the Academy by upholding and facilitating inclusive practices
Be committed to improving own Professional Learning and Development through reflection, self-evaluation and awareness
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits
OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and there are many benefits to embarking on your career with us. In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes:
- Electric car lease scheme
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Membership to Discounts for Teachers – an app providing employee discounts and benefits
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Comprehensive training and development
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme)
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
- As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into a pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.