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Graduate Learning Support Assistant

Education

Job ID: 6251726

Darlington, County Durham, England
£450 - 470 per week

Job Type: Full Time

Duties:

Graduate Learning Support Assistant

Are you about to graduate from a good UK university and have ambitions of pursuing a career within the SEN education sector?

You may have studied an education or psychology related degree which has fuelled a desire to be able to support students with additional needs?

Looking for essential classroom experience prior to applying to train as a teacher, Speech and Language Therapist or Educational Psychologist from 2025?

A well-established SEN school in Darlington is looking for a devoted Graduate Learning Support Assistant to join their team from September 2024...

  • Graduate Learning Support Assistant
  • Core Subject, Education or Psychology graduates welcome to apply
  • Must have minimum 2:1 degree
  • Work within ASD, SEMD and SpLD and gain experience with a variety of needs
  • Role to commence immediately
  • Reputable school located in Darlington
  • Located with good public transport links
  • Earn up £470 per week as a Graduate Learning Support Assistant
  • SEN School graded “Outstanding” by Ofsted in an inspection this year
  • Highly regarded induction and ongoing training will be given
  • Interviewing immediately

The school

A successful and friendly school in Darlington that is proud to serve their local community. They cater for students with speech, language and communication needs, learning and cognition difficulties, acute ASD and students with complex needs, including social, emotional and mental health issues. They are a diverse community where difference is embraced and where the values of tolerance, empathy and compassion are promoted and celebrated. The school is committed to ensuring every individual student maximises their potential and achieves the best possible outcomes, both academic and personal.

The role

The role of a Graduate Learning Support Assistant involves establishing a learning environment that recognises the difficulties that SEN students may face. Learning Support assistants generally have more time to form bonds with pupils during one-on-one learning.

  • Organize outside-the-classroom learning activities, which include sports and/or school outings
  • Work with fellow learning support assistants to identify specific needs of each child
  • Make use of some ‘eye-catching’ instruments like computers to arouse interest in learning by children
  • Work hand-in-hand with the classroom teachers to ensure that activities that are being put in place for children are related to national curriculum
  • Work closely with other professionals like educational psychologists or physiotherapists
  • Teach and mentor students, both collectively and individually
  • Look after student’s social and emotional needs
  • Communicate with students to determine their needs and ensure they are equally met
  • Observe students to find out changes in behaviour or in other areas and report such observations to the classroom teacher

Apply

If you are interested in a career in education and want to gain experience to see what it is like… this is definitely the opportunity for you.

Apply today and begin your career in education. Send your CV and cover letter to Imogen at KPI Education.

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