Learning Support Assistant SEND - Rood End Primary School

Ready, Respectful, Safe

‘Nurturing Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed’

Senior Leaders are seeking to appoint a committed and skilled Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly and inclusive team in supporting children with SEND. This role will involve supporting individual children or small groups of children to access personalised learning, while supporting our whole school value of inclusion.

We are looking for a dedicated practitioner with experience of working with children with significant learning and communication needs. A good standard of spoken and written English is essential, as is a good standard of numeracy.

If you would like to join us, we can offer:

· an engaging, varied curriculum with a wide range of experiences to motivate receptive pupils

· friendly and enthusiastic pupils

· a committed, caring and supportive staff with a wide range of expertise

· a commitment to staff professional development at all levels

· an environment where staff and pupils contribute to school life and everyone is valued

If you are ambitious and passionate about children Achieving and Succeeding, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

We encourage potential applicants to visit school before applying for the position. Please email or call to arrange an appointment. 0121 552 1866. Completed applications can be returned to vacancies@roodend.sandwell.sch.uk

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role. 

Appointment is subject to satisfactory clearances including an enhanced DBS check. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role’ 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post 

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there. 

Online Search 

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. 

HOURS: 37 hours per week, Term time + 1 week.

Monday: 8.00am to 4.30pm

Tuesday and Wednesday: 8.00am to 4.00pm

Thursday and Friday: 8.00am to 3.30pm 

GRADE: Grade B, SCP 3 – 4, £22,737 - £23,114 (20,288 - 20,891 pro rata)  

LOCATION: Rood End Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8SQ 

Closing Date: 8^th August 12:00pm

Shortlisting Date: 8^th August

Interviews: Monday 12^th August

Start date: 1^st September 2024 (Subject to satisfactory clearance checks)