PASTORAL LSA
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School:
Durham Academy -
Location:
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Salary:
Grade 5 (SCP 7-12). Actual Salary: £21,023 - £22,864 -
Hours:
Permanent, 37 hours per week, Term Time Only. -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
23rd Apr 2024
Pastoral Learning Support Assistants’ will:
- Work in partnership with teachers and other professionals to provide effective support for learning activities, tailoring support to the needs of the students if necessary.
- Support planning and delivery of the curriculum for students.
- Offer students varied and purposeful extended day activities in and out of school.
- Contribute to the planning, preparation, maintenance and evaluation of learning activities and environment, identify areas of improvement and new developments as necessary.
- Promote and assist with the development of core literacy and numeracy skills.
- Monitor, assess, report and maintain records of students and their performance.
- Work with small groups of students and individuals both within the classroom and during withdrawal sessions.
- Provide appropriate support and care for students throughout the day, including break and lunchtime monitoring and pre-post academy activities as necessary.
- Attend meetings about students as required.
- Invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions.
- Accompany and supervise students on trips and visits as appropriate.
- Liaise with parents/carers and outside agencies as appropriate.
- Follow Academy policy regarding care, support and supervision of students.
- Support the SEDN review process by creating, monitoring and reviewing SEND support plans.
- Liaise with SEND staff and leadership as necessary.
- Inspire students with additional needs.
- Be responsible for ensuring that all students with additional needs both academic and medical are supported both in and out of the classroom.
- Work and support vulnerable students and students who have additional educational and medical needs on a 1:1 basis.
- Work as part of the SEND Support and the Academy’s pastoral team.
- Lead small group interventions, including literacy and/or numeracy.
- Have an oversight of medical conditions alongside lead Academy staff.
- Supervise students in class during absence of their class teacher (short term) in accordance with school policies.
- Promote positive values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with the code of conduct, encouraging students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Administer clear instructions to the class, based on the detailed work set, and actively supervise students as they carry out the instructions.
- Provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson.
- Take class registers.
- Liaise with the subject leader, where possible, to ensure that instructions are clarified.
- Liaise with teaching assistants regarding individual students being supported in class.
- Provide feedback on learning activities.
- Make appropriate use of equipment and resources and support the use of ICT.
- Work co-operatively with the admin and support teams and provide assistance as necessary to all parents, students, staff, governors and other relevant stakeholders.
- Supervise students on visits, trips and out of school activities that fall within the normal hours of work of the post holder.
- Supervise student’s out of school hours learning activities that fall within the normal hours of the post holder.
- Assist with the supervision of students during breakfast, break and lunchtimes.
- Maintain and update classroom and corridor displays as required.
- Invigilate exams as required.
- Act as a learning mentor to students.
- Respond to any questions from students about process, procedures and their work.
- Deal promptly with problems and incidents in line with policies and procedures, encouraging students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Report, using the school’s procedures, on student behaviour and any issues arising.
- Attend training and supervision as deemed appropriate for safe effective practice.