Learning Support Assistant

The School Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school’s recent growth has created many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution. We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results, but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of respect, integrity, kindness, aspiration and resilience. These are the tenets of ‘The Calthorpe Way’. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life by inspiring minds, shaping characters and nurturing futures. Our centralised disruption free learning behaviour policy ensures calm and purposeful lessons for all our students and teachers. Job / Person Summary To enhance our professional team, we are seeking to appoint a Study Supervisor who has the tenacity, skills and flexibility to work in a fast-moving environment and the passion to help our students to progress and develop. Working pattern: 30 hours per week, 40 weeks per year, term-time only. (including INSET days). Hours: 8.30am till 3.10pm. Start: As soon as possible Salary: £17,915 per annum (FTE £25,186 per annum), Grade C The successful candidate will have a strong academic record, including Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent), well developed communication and organisational skills and good IT skills. The purpose of this role is to provide effective study supervision to the classroom in the absence of the teacher, thus ensuring the students’ learning can continue. You must, therefore: • Be prepared to have full responsibility of the classroom • Focus on keeping the students engaged in their learning • Maintain good classroom behaviour, adhering to the school’s policies • Have a passion for education and learning We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. We welcome flexible working. Please contact Mrs Beacroft in HR if you would like to know more about the role Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at this school.