Primary Learning Support Assistant

Description:

Learning Support Assistants play an important role at SISD. Their core responsibilities include fostering and supporting SISD’s ethos, values, policies, and guidelines; contributing to academic provision of the highest standard of teaching and learning, leading to exceptional student achievement; meeting regularly with colleagues, adopting a culture of continuous collaboration and improvement; effectively using available resources to support teaching and learning and demonstrating and applying knowledge and understanding on inclusive educational values, principles, and practices He/She should always conduct themselves in an appropriate professional manner to support and foster the aims and ethos of SISD.

Role Requirements

• A fluent first language French speaker.
• A positive, flexible, ‘can do’ work ethic.
• A genuine love for education and a desire to instil this in students.
• A commitment to ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
• Exceptional communication skills Strong collaboration skills to foster partnerships with teachers, students, and parents.
• A clear personal philosophy on education and how this informs practice.
• A genuine interest in progressive, inclusive student-centred approaches to pedagogy.
• An interest in social enterprise, charity, and service learning, and how these can be embedded formally into the curriculum.
• A desire to be involved in the life of the school beyond the classroom and an understanding of the importance of this to student learning
• Excellent standards of personal presentation.
• Enjoyment of working in a positive, collaborative team environment with the values of honesty, integrity, and mutual support at the core.
• An enthusiasm for engaging with diverse cultures tempered only with high levels of patience and adaptability.
• Inter-culturally aware with well-developed interpersonal skills.

Candidates are requested to submit the following documents:

• Cover letter of one page, explaining your strengths as a candidate and why you are interested in this position.
• Current CV not to exceed two pages.
• 3 professional references with current contact details (position, phone number and e-mail address) not older than 5 years. One must be your current or last Line Manager.