At McLaren High School, we are committed to excellence in education and the holistic development of our young people. With a team of highly professional teaching and support staff, we set high expectations for our pupils, working in partnership with parents to challenge, support, and inspire them. Our school community is built on the core values of Inclusivity, Community, Kindness, and Growth, ensuring that every pupil is empowered to succeed, develop confidence, and become a responsible global citizen.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, solutions focused Support for Learning Assistant to join the team within Katrine House our Additional Support Needs provision.
The successful post holders will work with a range of pupils, supporting the young people in a classroom setting within Katrine House and on occasions helping them access opportunities and activities in the mainstream school. Katrine House pupils get involved in a wide range of learning experiences both within a classroom environment and by accessing the local community and surrounding area.
An understanding of complex additional support needs, including autism, and a knowledge of strategies to support young people to co-regulate throughout the school day would be advantageous.
This post is 27.5 hours per week, working in line with the school day and we are happy to consider other part time hours.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
The Benefits
* 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
* Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
* Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit
* Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
* Carers Leave
* Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
* Access to Health & Wellbeing support
* Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Lift share Scheme
* Car Lease Scheme
* Technology Benefit Scheme