Learning Support Assistant

We are working with a primary school in Bristol who are looking for an experienced Learning Support Assistant to join their support staff team to work with children across the school who have an ASD diagnosis.

Specific requirements of the post include:

• Forming a positive relationship and responding to the child’s individual needs as appropriate

• Supporting the child to integrate and participate in class activities

• Breaking down the task to make it accessible

• Liaising with outside agencies relating to specific programmes of support

• Keeping accurate records of achievements, progress or concerns

• Forming trusting professional relationships with parents/carers

• Working closely with the class teacher and job share partner, SENDCO and year group team

• Supporting the pupil alongside their peers at lunch time

About you

The school are looking for a confident, caring person who can demonstrate appropriate skills and recent school-based experience to join their hard-working and supportive school team. Experience of supporting children who have additional learning needs is desirable.

The ability to work as part of a team under the direction of class teachers is essential; however, they are also looking for someone who is able to use their initiative to fully support the child’s learning, work and behaviour through any programmes of support as indicated on the child’s EHCP and Safety Plan. This will include ensuring that appropriate learning resources and materials are available and ready to use. The position will involve supporting the pupil at lunchtimes and for afternoon learning.

Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications. 

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

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