Learning Support Assistant at Lord Williams's School in Thame

About this Role

Job Purpose

To work underthe guidance of Teaching/Senior staff and, with an agreed system ofsupervision, to implement agreed work/care/support programmes withindividuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring specialist knowledge in particularareas and the management/preparation of resources.

Main duties

Support for students

• Supervise and provide particular support for students with SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities), ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes
• Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students
• Encourage students to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all students in activities.
• Promote self-esteem and independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self- reliance.
• Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement seeking guidance from the teacher where required.

Support for the teacher

• Assist in maintaining an orderly and supportive environment and work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment.
• Workwith the teacher in evaluating and adjusting lessons/work-plans as appropriateand support students to achieve learning goals.
• Monitorstudents' responses to learning activities and accurately recordachievement/progress as directed.
• Provideobjective and accurate feedback and report as required to the teacher onstudent achievement, progress, pastoral and other matters, ensuring theavailability of appropriate evidence.
• Undertakeannotation of students' work and accurately record achievement/progress.
• Promotegood student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in linewith established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for theirown behaviour
• Liaisesensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacherwithin your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetingswith parents.
• Administerroutine tests as directed by the teacher

Support for the curriculum

• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses/needs. Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3, KS4, KS5 and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills.
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop students' competence and independence in its use
• Determine the need for specialist equipment and resources.
• Undertake Exam Invigilation as required.

Support for the school

• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Establish where appropriate, constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of students

• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Assist with the supervision of students during school break-times
• 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

Further details anda Person Specification are included in the attached Job Details.