Learning support assistant

Learning Support Assistant - Barley Lane School Full Time, 37 hours per week Barley Lane School is a day special school. Our school provides education for up to 80 pupils aged 7-16 who benefit from small group and individualised learning. Although we are a small school that teaches to the national curriculum, we supplement this with nurture principles and relational practice to build trust, emotional development and resilience. We embrace a change us to change them model, understanding a culture of consistent adult behaviour is an essential piece of practice when supporting children and young people with complex needs. We are located in the St Thomas area of Exeter and are looking for Learning Support Assistants to join our increasing relational family to grow and thrive together. You will be passionate about working with children and young people and a reflective practitioner. Wanting and willing to learn is essential with a constant drive to improve their own practice. Most importantly, you share our values of being Ready, Respectful and Safe in a community that is honest, has humility and works hard for the young people, their families and each other. We offer exciting training and development opportunities. We will offer extensive support and guidance to help you achieve your aspirations while you help the children achieve theirs. You may work across the school, or specialise within an identified class or subject area where you will be supporting and learning from others. You should have a good standard of general education with good numeracy and literacy skills. You will be able to communicate effectively with children and adults. The ability to specialise in literacy and or numeracy would be welcome, but not necessary. Perhaps you want to become a teacher, an educational psychologist, or another education-based career and are looking for that special school to gain some experience in an education setting. We have a good track record of developing people in the direction they want to go, whether it is remaining within our relational family, we are passionate about retention and development. When you walk into the building, you will feel our school is a place where the whole community is ready for learning, respectful to each other, and operating in a safe way. Our learners are empowered to be the best that they can possibly be; where the individual abilities of each person are recognised, and where coaching for adulthood as well as academic success is at the heart of all we do. Benefits include: * 175 days a year holiday (13 weeks a year every 6-7 weeks) Term time working * Highly competitive pay and conditions including tech benefits * Career development into QTLS and QTS (subject to budget, experience and expertise) * Private insurance perks * Wellbeing services and support All employees, handling personal data, must do so responsibly, securely and in line with the school #39;s Data Protection Policy, guidance and training. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires a DBS disclosure. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. Online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work alongside our team, to promote an alternative child-centred approach to meeting the needs of our pupils who have been identified as having complex needs. Full Driving Licence preferred. For further information, please click Apply Now. Closing date for applications is 28th May 2024. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants