Learning Support Assistant (Main School)

Job Title:             Learning Support Assistant Level 2
Location:             St Mary's Catholic College
Responsible To:   SENDCO
Salary Grade:      Band D, scale point 6-7 £25,183 - £25,584 FTE (£19,728 - £20,043 actual)
Contract:            This is a full-time, fixed term contract initially for 1 year from start date. This post is                                 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
Start Date:          As soon as possible
Closing Date:     Friday 23rd May 2025 at 12.00pm

About the role
Our mission is simple, we develop individual excellence, embrace opportunities and build communities with the Gospel values at the heart. St Mary's Catholic College is looking for enthusiastic, hard-working individuals who will promote students' development in a safe and secure environment. Your role will be to support students across the school by developing an understanding of the student's specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible, whilst ensuring their safety and well-being.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
To promote students' development in a safe, secure, challenging environment.
To meet the physical/medical needs of the student according to a student's individual care plan whilst encouraging independence wherever possible. Medical needs include the administration of medicines by mouth or other medical procedures provided appropriate training has been given by an appropriate person.
To develop an understanding of the student's specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible.
To encourage inclusion within the classroom.
To display students' work to reflect their achievement.
To encourage good personal hygiene and assist with necessary self-help skills (feeding, toileting, dressing etc.)
To facilitate small group interventions as directed by the SENDCO (homework club, social skills etc.)

We offer: 
A unique opportunity to work for a MAT which is one of 87 national teaching school hubs and includes the lead school for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub.
Mentoring and high level training a stable and well established SEND team with opportunities to work in both mainstream and specialist settings.
Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities and opportunities.
A caring environment with well-being and work/life balance at its core.
Inclusion in whole school and MAT teams working together to achieve ambitious outcomes whilst valuing every individual's contribution.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability,
marital status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief,
sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or pregnancy/maternity. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. 

To apply for this position, please send a covering letter, a completed application form and the completed recruitment documents attached to the vacancy listing to recruitment@hfcmat.com. Applications should be marked for the attention of Mr K Maddocks, Headteacher. For further information please visit the 'Vacancies' section on our website www.stmaryswallasey.com

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date, so please apply as soon as you can.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.