Learning Support Assistant

Permanent Term Time Only 30 hours per week, (8.30am-3.30pm) St Mary Magdalene C of E School is the only all through school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We are looking to recruit LSAs to join our secondary phase team. This is a superb opportunity for committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistants to work offering classroom support and also to work with children with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND). All applicants must have Learning Support/Teaching Assistant experience and, preferably, some experience of working with secondary-aged students with SEND (this experience may have been gained within a mainstream education, in a specialist provision or maybe outside of education). We offer successful applicants the opportunity to work as part of a friendly and multi-disciplinary team. We welcome applications from candidates who: Have experience of working as a Learning Support/Teaching Assistant, preferably at Secondary level. Have experience of working with children who have SEND. Have NVQ Level 2 qualification (desirable) Have knowledge of ASD (desirable) Are able to prepare and teach effective interventions taking into account the individual needs of learner Have a professional manner Are enthusiastic and have a friendly approach Have good literacy and numeracy skills About the school: St. Mary Magdalene is a popular and successful outstanding all through school with two school sites; our primary site in Woolwich and our all through site on the Greenwich Peninsula. St Mary Magdalene leads a federation with another primary school in Greenwich (SE10), Christ Church. Please note that there are no parking facilities at the school, but we are lucky to be served by a number of transport links (North Greenwich - Jubilee Line - is a short walk away and the following bus routes stop within a very short walk of the school 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 335, 422, 472, 486). Please consider this before applying. We can offer: a supportive leadership