Learning Support Assistant

The LSA will be required to: To provide support for students, teachers and the school in order to maximise the progress of all students. To support those identified as having additional learning needs, complex needs and or social emotional and mental health, by utilising their levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing students’ progress and attainment within our alternative provision. To encourage students to become independent learners, to provide support for their welfare, and to support the inclusion of students in all aspects of school life. To provide and support a personalised programme for students with complex needs to further develop their behaviour for learning. To support with intimate care needs as required. To keep abreast of current legislation in relation to special educational needs, approaches to student learning and attend training where appropriate. To work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist teachers in the whole planning cycle. To complement teachers’ delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of students, school policies and strategies. Key Responsibilities: Main Duties and Responsibilities Support for the Students Implement strategies that enable students with special educational needs including social emotional, mental, and health needs to meet their learning objectives and progress targets. This will include providing individual support to students and groups of students both in lessons and in other contexts. Set challenging and demanding expectations that promotes self-esteem and independence. Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of students’ work. Act as a reader/scribe/invigilate for identified students. Use gap analysis data to inform and deliver interventions/focus groups. Plan, deliver, adapt and customise curriculum materials for intervention and focus groups. To act as a Thrive Practitioner for allocated students, delivering structured Thrive sessions across the school day in line with individual profiles and action plans. To monitor, review and record the impact of Thrive interventions, adapting provision to meet students’ changing social and emotional needs. Support for the Teacher: Undertake student record keeping and updating records, information and data, producing reports as required. Monitor students’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed. Adhere to the Teacher/Learning Support Assistant agreement. Support for the Curriculum: Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses. Use equipment/resources required to meet the objectives of the lesson. Provide information for discussions and meetings with teachers. Attend relevant meetings/training. Support for studen