Learning Support Assistant - fixed term contract, initially until December 2025

Start date: ASAP

Salary:  Support Staff Scale 5, Actual salary £21,323 - £22,716 (full time equivalent salary £24,790 - £26,409)

Hours:  36 hours per week, term time only

Location: Ark Tindal Primary Academy, Birmingham

Deadline:  Monday 3^rd February 2025 at 11:59pm

Interviews:  TBC in February 2025

Ofsted: Good with outstanding Early Years and Leadership and Management (2018)

We are now looking for a Learning Support Assistant, who will support the Inclusion team, and the wider school community, by taking responsibility for the engagement and learning of pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs.  We need an exceptional practitioner who will be an inspirational role model to our pupils and work with both teachers and the wider school community to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which our pupils with Special Educational Needs make good progress.  

Our ideal Learning Support Assistant will:

• Have experience in establishing successful learning relationships with pupils at the relevant age, treating them consistently with respect and consideration
• Have experience in and/or understanding of a learning support role
• Have experience of working with outside agencies and families (desirable)
• Have experience with working on a one-to-one basis to support pupils with additional needs and have a commitment helping them to reach their full potential
• Have completed a Certified teaching assistant course or have proven experience of working in a similar role
• Have experience in developing and delivering programmes of interpersonal skills, behaviour management.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to provide clear and consistent adult-modelling to promote communication skills.
• Have a good knowledge of Education, Health and Care Plans and implementing these.
• Hold a genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every pupil

This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong staff community at Tindal and play a pivotal role making a real impact on the outcomes of our pupils. Visit our website for more information on the school or if you would like to discuss the role before, please contact [email protected]. Further information about the role can be found in the job description.

Please submit your application online by visiting http://arktindalprimary.org/vacancies.  Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so early applications are encouraged. If you have any difficulty in submitting your application, please contact [email protected].

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. 

Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.  

'I have never been so well equipped in my role – CPD is taken seriously, and I have access to a broad range of training.’

Visitors say that our children are polite, hard-working, inquisitive and charming.  The exemplary behaviour of pupils is often remarked upon.

Children tell us that they feel safe and happy and look forward to coming to school each day.  Parents are grateful for the opportunities to get involved that help them to support their children.