Position: Learning Support Assistant. Location: Blackburn, Lancashire (Secondary school). Start date: Monday 3 rd June 2024. Contract length: Part-time, four days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) initially until October 2024. Purpose of the role: As a Learning Support Assistant, you will play a key role in creating the conditions for pupils with SEN and most vulnerable pupils to be successful and achieve their full potential at school. You will be required to: To provide support for students, teachers and the school in order to maximise the progress of all students. To support those identified as having additional learning needs, complex needs and or social emotional and mental health, by utilising their levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing students’ progress and attainment within our alternative provision. To encourage students to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of students in all aspects of school life. To provide and support a personalised programme for students with complex needs to further develop their behaviour for learning. To support with intimate care needs as required. To keep abreast of current legislation in relation to special educational needs, approaches to student learning and attend training where appropriate. To work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist teachers in the whole planning cycle. To complement teachers’ delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of students, school policies and strategies You will also provide support for the school on the whole by contributing to the overall ethos and culture, participating in the wider life of school and assisting with the supervision of pupils outside of lesson times, including during lunch time occasionally. It is essential the successful candidate is able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and can work as part of a team. To apply directly for this role, please click the link below to apply and a member of the Lancashire Secondary Branch will be in touch to discuss your application further. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.