Contract Type - 32.5 hours, 39 weeks
Contract Term - Permanent
Salary - Grade 5 £27,803 to £30,296 FTE
Actual Salary - £21,005 to £22,889 (with under 5 years’ service)
Start Date - September 2024
Closing Date - Wednesday 11 September 2024
Interview Date - WC 16 September 2024
The School
King Ecgbert School is a highly successful school at the heart of Mercia Learning Trust. We pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional quality of education to learners from all backgrounds aged 11-18.
Our school is exceptionally strong - rated outstanding by Ofsted and has academic results that are consistently ‘well above average’.
This is a truly comprehensive school serving both disadvantaged and highly affluent communities. We are committed to providing outstanding education for all in a safe, happy, and positive learning environment.
The Role
King Ecgbert School is seeking to appoint two highly skilled and talented Specialist Learning Support Assistants (Autism) to join our Integrated Resource team. The posts will commence September 2024. One role is permanent and one role is fixed term for 1 year.
Working within an agreed framework of supervision and direction, the successful candidates will deliver high quality, personalised interventions both in and out of the classroom setting, maximising the progress of students within the Integrated Resource.
The Candidate
Ambitious for learning and a team player, you will have the vision, enthusiasm, and drive to build on the strong foundations that already exist in the school. Innovative and resilient you will have an unwavering commitment to student progress.
We are looking for staff who are enthusiastic and are keen to make a difference. You'll be eager to learn and work well with others, and you'll bring vision, enthusiasm, and determination. You'll also be inventive and flexible. We are seeking candidates who are dedicated to serving a diverse community and bring with them experiences and viewpoints that will enhance our efforts.
The successful candidate will:
Have experience of working with students with autism and related conditions
Confidently use their knowledge and understanding of autism curriculum to support students through individual, small group and larger group interventions
Be able to work with parents/carers and families, and establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
Work successfully with colleagues from all subject areas
Be well organised and flexible
Be able to use own initiative and work independently
King Ecgbert School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.