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LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (FULL-TIME)

REQUIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Are you an experienced Learning Support Assistant committed to improving the lives of children and young people or would you be keen to undertake this role?  Do you hold qualifications or would be willing to undertake training?  If so we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for an experienced Learning Support Assistant to support our children or a person full of the energy needed to fulfil this role.  You will work alongside our SENCO, joining our well-resourced and friendly Learning Support team.  As a Learning Support Assistant, you will work with our dedicated teaching staff to take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their needs, maximising children’s achievement and ability to develop.

This is a great opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to start or further develop their career.  We are looking for a motivated, energetic and inspirational colleague, ready to help improve the learning of children with varied and complex needs to help them to flourish.

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure.  You will be working in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in their education.

Educated to a minimum of GCSE standard, holding grade C or above in Maths and English, you will be calm, engaging and resilient.  It is essential that you enjoy working as part of a team and are genuinely motivated by helping every child to reach their potential.

Further details and an application form are available here:

Learning Support Asst Job Desc, Feb 2024

CPS Application Form

To apply for this position, please email a completed application form and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role for the attention of the Headmaster to pa@cheshamprep.co.uk, or for an informal conversation about the role please contact Mrs Mel Jones, SENCO, on mjones@cheshamprep.co.uk.

Closing date: Thursday 21st March 2024.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Chesham Preparatory School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Chesham Preparatory School is an equal opportunities employer.  We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with former employers and a full DBS.

Charity No 310642.

Chesham Prep is a thriving school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13.  We have a well-deserved reputation, dating back to our foundation in 1938, for being a friendly, family-orientated school at the heart of the local community.  Set in the Bucks countryside, next to a working farm, our children aim high, work hard and achieve great things.

We have a teaching staff of over 60 teachers and a support staff of 20. We recruit staff who are dedicated to delivering an outstanding education for all our pupils.  We achieve this through small class sizes, our passionate and dedicated staff and, of course, the specialist facilities which children have access to from a young age.  We encourage our pupils to be responsible for their own learning and to show resilience when faced with challenges.

We have a strong leadership team and governing body, rated Excellent in our recent ISI Report. We pay careful attention to the recruitment and development of staff and a comprehensive Appraisal and Professional Development scheme is in place.  We offer a competitive salary structure including access to a comprehensive pension scheme.  All staff receive free daily lunches, on-site parking, and fee reduction for staff children.

Our current facilities include specialist areas for teaching Music, Science, Art, and Design Technology, and French and Spanish, plus a Learning Resource Centre and well-stocked library. The Adlington Hall is used for Drama, making use of the lighting and sound equipment. Sixty laptops and twenty iPads are available to use across the school, along with a range of other technologies such as digital cameras, Beebots and Lego WeDo.

Chesham Prep also has 7 acres of fantastic on-site facilities for sport, including a large 800m2 sports hall an all-weather pitch, an astro wicket, grass wicket and bowling machine and 2 large fields for all outdoor sports.  Our indoor 4 lane, 25 metre swimming pool opened in September 2019.