Learning Support Assistant in Rugby

Key Responsibilities

• To be committed to and contribute to the Trust’s ethos, work and aims of the school, enshrined in the school's Mission Statement.
• Under the guidance of the Director of Learning and SENDCo Lead: work with individuals or groups to supervise physical/general care of students, especially those with Special or Additional Educational Needs.
• Support access to learning for students, prepare resources and provide general support in the classroom.
• Participate in the planning, assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning.

Support for Students

• Make sure that the students you support are able to engage in learning and stay on task.
• Supervise and provide particular support for individual or groups of students, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all students.
• Encourage students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and encourage students to act independently as appropriate.
• Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.
• Assist with personal care relevant to the student you are engaged with as required.
• Participate in the education of children, including their health and wellbeing.
• Support children with special needs (if appropriate to the focus of the role).
• Support Gifted and Talented students.

Support for Teachers

• Be aware of students’ problems/progress/achievements and report to the Director of Learning as agreed.
• Undertake student record-keeping to monitor the type of support you give and its impact on the student’s progress.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the SRP lead teacher, to support students to achieve learning goals.
• Assist with the planning of learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on student achievement progress, problems, etc.
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established school policy and encouraging students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Administer tests and invigilate exams as directed by your line manager.
• Provide clerical/admin support (e.g., photocopying, distributing coursework/exercise books, tests papers, filing, typing).
• Assist with the display of students’ work.
• Cover LSA absence where necessary.

Support for the Curriculum

• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/programmes, adjusting activities according to students’ responses.
• Undertake literacy and numeracy programmes, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher/line manager.
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and help to develop students’ competence and independence in its use.
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans and assist students in their use.

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the Students’ Achievement Leader, Inclusion Manager or Child Protection Officer.
• Under the direction of the Director of Learning, assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including before and after school and during lunchtime, to ensure the students’ safety and good behaviour.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to learning opportunities.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training including First Aid and specialised training relevant to the students within SEND and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or to a Designated Safeguarding Leader.
• Be aware of systems which support safeguarding and follow the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy.
• Identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with a Designated Safeguarding Leader.
• Consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child.
• Protect students from maltreatment; prevent impairment of students’ health or development; ensure that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• Take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes.

Employment Equity and Reasonable Adjustments

• The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.