Learning Support Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring individual to become a member of our SEND team. Your role will be to support students with various SEND needs to provide specialist provisions to overcome their barriers to learning.

This post is 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days).

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Working with individuals or small groups of children in collaboration with teaching staff;


• Proactively supporting students with activities designed to enhance numeracy and literacy;


• Supporting SEN students in gaining the ability to utilise IT in the classroom;


• Promoting positive behaviour, raising esteem and encouraging an aspirational culture;


• Working with SEN students to foster their development as independent learners.
  
  A good standard of education (ideally Maths/English GCSE grade A to C or equivalent);


• A commitment to high standards of achievement from students and yourself;


• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to act on your own initiative.
  
  St Helena School, part of the Sigma Trust, is a highly-regarded 11-16 co-educational Academy, recognised as Good by Ofsted in 2014 and now on a journey to Outstanding. Located on 17 acres in historic Colchester, the school has a fine blend of traditional and modern facilities and opened a £2.5m new Science block in 2015, and a £2.5m all weather pitch facility in February 2016.


On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust, St Helena has developed and enhanced its development of outstanding professional practice.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.


• A Competitive Salary


• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish


• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships


Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme


• A Health Cash Plan


• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings


• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Eye care plan


• Annual free flu vaccination


• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms


• Discounted cinema tickets


Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.