Learning Support Assistant (Arnold Hill Spencer Academy)

About usArnold Hill Spencer Academy are seeking to appoint a full time, permanent Learning Support Assistant who will be part of a strong and experienced Learning Support team.This is a responsible role, which will make an important contribution to the school's Inclusion Team. We are looking for staff with experience and enthusiasm to work with pupils with a range of special needs and disabilities including autism, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or literacy/numeracy difficulties. Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous - exam access arrangements; mentoring; coaching; sports background; strengths in Maths/Science/English. You will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of pupils. You will be joining a forward looking and dynamic team which is warm and friendly, but which has high expectations of everyone.Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to "Be inspired and achieve together" and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.MissionOur Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.VisionSpencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.We Believe: All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership. We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact [email protected] Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CVs cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.Closing date for applications 9 October 2024 11:59pmInterviews will take place on W/C 14 October 2024Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.How to ApplyApplications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on 'Register' to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on 'Sign In'. Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application. If you want to apply directly for this role and not save your data for any future vacancies, you can click on the 'Apply Now' button at the bottom of this page.We have added a video to help guide you through our portal, please visit https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity). The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed EmployerJob DescriptionPlease see the attached documentBenefitsLocal Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefitsDesired CriteriaEvidence of further professional development within last two years related to SENDRelevant behaviour management trainingChild protection trainingAn understanding of the resources and materials necessary to support identified student learning needsExperience of completing assessments (e.g. for exam access arrangements)Experience of delivering evidence-based interventions that accelerate learningExperience of working in a secondary education settingMentoring experienceEssential CriteriaNVQ Level 3 or equivalentGCSE Maths and English (A - C) or equivalentExperience of working with in an education settingExperience in working with students with special educational needsExperience of working with students with varying emotional needs and supporting students in small groups/on a one-to-one basisDocuments