SEN LSA in Ripon

Learning Support Assistants - Full-Time, Part-Time & Day-to-Day Opportunities

Locations: Bedale & Ripon areas, North Yorkshire

Pay: Competitive, dependent on experience

Contract: Full-time, part-time and day-to-day opportunities available

Are you passionate about helping children and young people thrive?

We are currently recruiting Learning Support Assistants for a specialist school setting across North Yorkshire, with opportunities available for candidates looking for full-time, part-time or flexible day-to-day work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive school community where staff work together to ensure every child receives the support, encouragement and opportunities they need to succeed.

About the School

The school is a specialist setting with two sites, supporting pupils from 3 to 16 years old across its provision.

With a large catchment area covering both rural and urban communities, the school welcomes pupils from a wide range of backgrounds and is committed to creating an environment where every child and member of staff feels valued and part of the wider school family.

The school has a strong focus on providing children with the skills, knowledge and aspirations they need to lead fulfilling and independent lives as they move into adulthood.

The Role

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will become an important member of the classroom team, working alongside teachers, specialist colleagues and other professionals to support pupils with their learning and development.

The school takes a holistic and individualised approach, recognising that every child has different strengths, needs and aspirations.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting pupils on an individual or small-group basis
• Supporting pupils on an individual or small-group basis
• Assisting pupils to access learning and classroom activities
• Assisting pupils to access learning and classroom activities
• Encouraging communication, independence and social development
• Encouraging communication, independence and social development
• Building positive and trusting relationships with pupils
• Building positive and trusting relationships with pupils
• Supporting pupils with their emotional and physical wellbeing
• Supporting pupils with their emotional and physical wellbeing
• Helping to create a safe, purposeful and stimulating learning environment
• Helping to create a safe, purposeful and stimulating learning environment
• Supporting pupils with additional needs and complex learning profiles
• Supporting pupils with additional needs and complex learning profiles
• Working collaboratively with teachers, families, therapists and specialist colleagues
• Working collaboratively with teachers, families, therapists and specialist colleagues
• Encouraging pupils to develop confidence, resilience and independence
• Encouraging pupils to develop confidence, resilience and independence
• Celebrating pupils' achievements and progress
• Celebrating pupils' achievements and progress

Supporting a Wide Range of Needs

The school has expertise in supporting pupils with a broad range of special educational needs and disabilities, including:

• Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
• Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Physical Disabilities (PD)
• Physical Disabilities (PD)

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary and collaborative team, with support from experienced teachers, teaching assistants and specialist professionals.

The school places great importance on partnership working.

Teachers lead their classroom teams through shared goals, with pupils' individual needs informed by collaboration with families, NHS therapists and specialist colleagues.

This means Learning Support Assistants have the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and contribute to a genuinely joined-up approach to supporting each pupil.

Whether you are an experienced SEN professional or looking to take your first steps into specialist education, you will be part of a team that values communication, collaboration and continuous development.

We Would Love to Hear From You If You Are:

Caring, patient and empathetic

Caring, patient and empathetic

Passionate about supporting children and young people

Passionate about supporting children and young people

Enthusiastic about helping pupils reach their potential

Enthusiastic about helping pupils reach their potential

A strong communicator and team player

A strong communicator and team player

Reliable, adaptable and willing to learn

Reliable, adaptable and willing to learn

Confident working with children who have additional needs

Confident working with children who have additional needs

Interested in developing your experience within specialist education

Interested in developing your experience within specialist education

Previous experience working within SEN, education, healthcare, care or a similar setting is advantageous, but is not essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who have the right attitude, commitment and desire to make a positive difference.

We have opportunities to suit a variety of circumstances, including:

• Day-to-day/temporary Learning Support Assistants
• Day-to-day/temporary Learning Support Assistants

Whether you are looking for a long-term position, additional flexibility or valuable experience within a specialist school, we can discuss opportunities that suit your availability and experience.

Make a Difference Every Day

This is more than simply a classroom support role. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will help children develop their confidence, communication, independence and life skills while supporting them to enjoy positive and meaningful experiences at school.

If you are caring, enthusiastic and committed to helping every child reach their potential, we would love to hear from you.

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