Senior Learning Support Assistant

Main duties

Support for students

. Use specialist skills/training/experience to support students in a range of settings (Learning Support,

Compass, mainstream classrooms)

Assist with the development and implementation of SEND support plan

. Deliver agreed interventions to small groups of students as directed by the Line Manager

Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high

expectations

Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom

Support students consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual SEND needs

Encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with others to engage all students in activities

Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance

Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement

. Liaise and work closely with the Exams department to ensure that SEND students get appropriate support in line with access arrangements for examinations.

Supporting the Line Manage

- Work with the Line Manager to establish an appropriate learning environment

- Monitor and evaluate students’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives

- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports to the Line Manager as required, on student achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence

- Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the Line Manager, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested

- Undertake monitoring of students’ work and accurately record achievement/progress

- Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour

- Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the Line Manager within your role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents/carers

- Provide general clerical/administration support e.g. produce worksheets for agreed activities etc

Support for the curriculum

Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses/needs

Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop students’ competence and independence in its use

Help students to access learning activities through specialist support

Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources

- Lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate

- Liaise with KS4 Co-ordinator and members of faculties regarding students’ progress and supply of work

-Implement local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, and make effective use of opportunities provided by other learning activities to support the development of relevant skills

Support for the school

- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

- 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 constructive relationships and communication with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the Line Manager, to support achievement and progress of students

- Attend and participate in regular meetings

- Participate in training and other learning activities as required

- Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others

- Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate

- Supervise students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

- General administration related to the remit of the Learning Support Faculty