Trust: St Benet’s

Academy Name: The Harleston Sancroft Academy

Vacancy Job Title: Learning Support Assistant

Pay Scale:         D

Annual Value: £23,500 – £23,893

Pro-Rata Value: £17,679-£17,975

Full Time/Part Time: Part

Contract type: Permanent

Hours per week: 26 – 32.5

Term Time: 38 weeks + 1 week per year (required for inset days or other (if applicable)

Start Date: September 2024

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to join The Harleston Sancroft Academy secondary phase. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and experienced Learning Support Assistants as well as those who are in the early stages of their career. This post would be ideal for a graduate interested in teaching and requiring experience in a school before applying for teaching training. This is an incredibly exciting time for Harleston and the community we serve, as we enter a new phase in our educational provision. The Harleston Sancroft Adademy (as 3-16 Church of England School) opened on 1^st September 2022, providing an all through school offer for the children and young people of the town and its surrounding areas.

We are extremely proud of our ethos and the very positive relationships which exist at our school. The Harleston Sancroft Academy, part of the St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust, is an oversubscribed, inclusive and very successful 3-16 Church of England school in South Norfolk where children thrive and achieve very well. Children are supported to flourish and grow with responsibility and resilience. The primary and secondary phases are located approximately half a mile apart.

Under the supervision of the class teacher you will play a vital role in the children’s education and well-being. The role also includes break and lunch time supervision on a rota.

We would love to hear from you if / The successful candidate will:

• Ideally have relevant experience of working with children across the KS3/4 age range, and in particular with pupils who have Special Educational Needs. However, if you feel you have transferable skills and are looking for a new challenge then please tell us these in the personal statement of your application
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills, and a relevant qualification (Level 2 minimum)
• Be able to establish positive and supportive relations with all pupils and their parents and carers
• Be able to use your initiative to support learning
• Be able to work with flexibility, autonomy and as part of a team
• Have energy, drive and enthusiasm

The post-holder will need to be able to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing in order to undertake the requirements of the role.

About us / We can offer:

• A great working relationship with staff and students
• An extensive ‘in house’ CPD programme
• The support of an informed and active Local Governing Committee and Trust
• A very supportive and encouraging Senior Leadership Team
• Close collaboration throughout the Trust
• An opportunity to work in a good location where the cost of housing is attractive

Culture and ethos:

• Proactively promote and demonstrate the Diocese’s vision and values in all aspects of work
• Challenge, motivate and empower others to set high aspirations and attain ambitious outcomes
• Treat everyone as a valued individual who is loved by God
• Promote and demonstrate a culture of continuous improvement which includes keeping abreast of educational developments and best management practice
• Work collaboratively developing the concept of family across the Trusts and their academies
• Ensure regular open and honest communication in all professional duties
• Recognise the importance of serving the wider community and promoting inclusivity.
• Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.

The duties and responsibilities highlighted in this job specification are indicative and may vary over time.  Postholders are expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and scope of the post and the grade has been established on this basis.

Interview Dates: Week commencing 9^th September (or earlier if sufficient applications are received ahead of the closing date)