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Job Title: Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Location: Great DunmowÂ
Contract type: Full-time/ long term
Salary Scale: £90-£130 per day
Start Date: Immediately / SeptemberÂ
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Are you passionate about supporting students to succeed in their education and reach their full potential?
A thriving school in the Great Dunmow area is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join their team. As an LSA, you will play a key role in helping students with a variety of learning needs and help to develop the skills they need for success in their academic journey.
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Key Responsibilities:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Provide 1:1 and small group support to students, particularly those with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Assist in the planning and delivery of lessons to ensure that students can fully engage and participate in classroom activities.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Support students with their academic work, including reading, writing, and organizing tasks. .
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Help manage classroom behaviour and create a positive, inclusive learning environment for everyone.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Work closely with the class teacher and other staff to tailor learning approaches to suit individual student needs.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monitor student progress and provide feedback to teaching staff regarding academic and behavioural development.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Promote student confidence, self-esteem, and social skills, fostering a positive relationship with all students.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Inspire the students to reach their full potential.
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Key Skills and Qualifications:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Experience working with children or young people, ideally in a learning support role.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A passion for supporting secondary school students and helping them overcome academic challenges.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The ability to adapt to different learning styles and support students with a range of abilities.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Patience, empathy, and a proactive approach to assisting students.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Relevant experience working with children that have Special Educational needs.
-       GCSE’s at a grade C (pass) or above.
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What We Offer:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Competitive pay rates
-           Access to CPD training library with over £8000 worth of courses.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Here at GSL we support your professional development.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A supportive and collaborative work environment
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Opportunities for continuous professional development and advancement
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â An opportunity to make a meaningful impact on young lives.
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Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.
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If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch within 24 hours.
We look forward to hearing from you!
