Learning Support Assistant (Secondary) - Aylesbury Vale Academy
Location: Aylesbury
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 Point 11 to Point 15 - (£25,625 to £27,770) - FTE
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 34.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Actual salary will reflect this working pattern
Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 02 June 2025
About us
The Aylesbury Vale Academy is a good school with a strong sense of purpose and achievement based on Respect, Aspiration, and Resilience.
Aylesbury Vale Academy provides a safe and stimulating learning environment for children from 2 to 18 years old. Our aim is to provide an inclusive, engaging, and challenging experience leading to high-quality education.
We are seeking a creative, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join the SEND Department in the secondary phase. The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to support students with various specific needs, including delivering targeted interventions outside the classroom. Candidates should be qualified and experienced in working with children aged 11 to 16 with SEND, and will report to the Assistant Principal/SENDCo.
About you
The successful candidate must have:
* Experience working in an educational setting, with relevant qualifications in Learning Support preferred.
* A calm, understanding, and friendly personality.
* The ability to manage behaviour, help students focus, and encourage interaction and engagement in activities led by teachers.
* Flexibility and a team-oriented approach, providing classroom support and assisting with behaviour management as needed.
* Strong relationship-building skills, acting as a positive role model and responding to individual needs.
* The ability to collaborate with teachers and the SENDCo to support student progress and development.
* A GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent qualification.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply promptly, as the school reserves the right to close the vacancy early if an appropriate candidate is found.
Other information
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e., not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
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