School Learning Support Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you have experience working with children in a school setting? Are you passionate and highly motivated to achieve the best outcomes for the young people? If so, join Bere Clinic School as a Learning Support Assistant, where you will be working with 12 young people aged 11-17 with eating disorders.

As a learning support assistant, you will provide on-hand support to teachers as they design and deliver classroom lessons. This will see you assist in the preparation for these lessons, ensuring that the classroom has all of the materials required and supporting pupils to engage in the syllabus.

You'll be able to think creatively and build a strong rapport with the cohort, encouraging engagement and support with their learning, behaviour and social skills progression.

If you are looking for a new challenge and are committed to making a difference for young people, then this opportunity could be for you! You will need to be flexible, compassionate, patient and have a healthy sense of humour. You will be working in a small team of 6 subject specialists within the school and well supported by the wider Elysium healthcare hospital community.

This is a part time post 22.5 hrs - flexibility within these hours can be considered for the appropriate candidate.

This is a unique the rewarding setting so if you have any queries at all please do contact Sarah Taylor, Headteacher via email: staylor@elysiumeducation.co.uk 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Education-related qualifications

• Previous experience of working with children in a school setting.

• Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills

• Hobbies/interests/skills that contribute to a wide curriculum offering

• Have experience of working with young people with SEMH needs and/or SEN

• Be able to identify and implement interventions to ensure that students engage in lessons and make progress

• Be resilient, flexible, and adaptable in approach to meet the needs of each individual

• Be able to empathise and engage easily with young people, offering appropriate and professional support at all times

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £15,034.80 (£25,058.00 FTE) 

• Standard school holiday entitlement - we follow Hampshire Local authority term dates
•  Free meals and parking

• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To be successful in this role, you will have: Education-related qualifications, Previous experience of working with children in a school setting, Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills, Hobbies/interests/skills that contribute to a wide curriculum offering, Experience of working with young people with SEMH needs and/or SEN, Ability to identify and implement interventions to ensure that students engage in lessons and make progress, Resilience, flexibility, and adaptability in approach to meet the needs of each individual, Empathy and ability to engage easily with young people, offering appropriate and professional support at all times.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Waterlooville

PO8 8QT

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)