Secondary Learning Support Assistant - Level 2

Job Title: Secondary Learning Support Assistant - Level 2

Required: As soon as possible

School: St Mary's & St John's CE School

Reports to: Assistant Principal - Inclusion

Grade: Point 5-7 £27,030 - £27,855 pro rata

Actual £23,048 - £23,752)

Location: Bennett House Campus, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, NW4 4QR

Stamford Raffles Campus, Downage, Hendon, NW4 1AB

Hours: 36 Hours per Week - Term Time Only (39 weeks)

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We are looking for dynamic, creative, caring and committed individuals who have the skills and ability to nurture our pupils helping them to achieve personal success at school and beyond. The ability to work as part of a team is essential.

The successful candidates will provide specialist support to pupils who have additional needs, including pupils with SEMH, EAL, 'Vulnerable Learners' and 'More Able' abilities, complementing the work of other professionals.

To work with teachers and other educational professionals to plan, organise, support and lead teaching and learning activities; working with individuals or small groups under the direction and in collaboration with teachers and Inclusion department.

Career Opportunities:

· A high-trust, supportive culture focused on innovation and continuing professional development

· A focus on collaborative working in high performing subject teams

· A unique opportunity to develop skills and expertise in an all-through setting

· Opportunities for career progression.

What we can offer:

· The opportunity to work in a community rooted in Christian values and principles where the dignity of every individual is paramount

· A commitment to improving colleagues' working experience through a focus on workload and wellbeing

· Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ

· Staff are allocated a place for their children in the primary and secondary phases of the school (in line with the school's Admissions Policy)

· An openness to flexible working to benefit both the school and home

· A focus on staff wellbeing within a close knit and supportive community.

Who we are:

St Mary's and St John's CofE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience.

Please contact Miss Needham, Personnel Officer (recruitment@smsj.london) for further information or a confidential discussion.

Application forms can be downloaded from our website at www.smsj.barnet.sch.uk

Please note CV's will not be accepted.

Please send your completed application and supporting statements to recruitment@smsj.london

Closing Date for applications: Friday 27th September October 2024, 11am

We reserve the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates apply.

St Mary's and St John's CE School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The school embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.

We are looking for dynamic, creative, caring and committed individuals who have the skills and ability to nurture our pupils helping them to achieve personal success at school and beyond. The ability to work as part of a team is essential.

The successful candidates will provide specialist support to pupils who have additional needs, including pupils with SEMH, EAL, 'Vulnerable Learners' and 'More Able' abilities, complementing the work of other professionals.

To work with teachers and other educational professionals to plan, organise, support and lead teaching and learning activities; working with individuals or small groups under the direction and in collaboration with teachers and Inclusion department.

Career Opportunities:

· A high-trust, supportive culture focused on innovation and continuing professional development

· A focus on collaborative working in high performing subject teams

· A unique opportunity to develop skills and expertise in an all-through setting

· Opportunities for career progression.

What we can offer:

· The opportunity to work in a community rooted in Christian values and principles where the dignity of every individual is paramount

· A commitment to improving colleagues' working experience through a focus on workload and wellbeing

· Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ

· Staff are allocated a place for their children in the primary and secondary phases of the school (in line with the school's Admissions Policy)

· An openness to flexible working to benefit both the school and home

St Mary's and St John's CofE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience.

Grade: Point 5-7 £27,030 - £27,855 pro rata

Actual £23,048 - £23,752