Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant – SEN Lower School - Ilford

5 days a week

Teaching Personnel are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistant (LSA) for an award-winning SEN School in Ilford. Catering for pupils with a range of Complex Special Educational Needs and disabilities. The school is across two sites Lower and Upper School. The Lower School site works with our pupils aged 2-11. The right LSA must be professional, dedicated and prepared to have a lot of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.

The school are seeking to appoint highly motivated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistants to be part of the schools who have:

• A fun-loving attitude that makes every pupil feel valued as playing and interacting with the learners is essential
• A high level of multitasking is essential - this is a busy hardworking environment
• A calm and sensitive approach
• A willingness to learn and develop your own skills and abilities to best support our pupils
• Resilience- as there are times when things are a challenge both mentally and physically.
• Have NVQ2 in Childcare or equivalent qualification
• Experience with SEN/SEMH/SEND
• The ideal candidate for this role will have experience working with students with learning difficulties
• Be committed to providing high-quality education and support to students and will be able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Finally, you must be prepared to feel special and important to many children and young people and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it.

If you are a LSA who can engage and support pupils through this stage of education, please don't wait. Apply today and one of our team members will be in contact very shortly with the next step.

Please apply for this role with your CV using the link or contact details attached.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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