Specialist LSA

SPECIALIST LSA

Grade 4 (Scale points 5-9) 

Actual Salary: £21,908

 (37 Hours per week) 

Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4.30pm

Friday 8.00am-1.00pm

Term time plus 5 days

Got the strength to support, the heart to care, and the drive to change lives? Join us and be the difference that matters!

Riverview Federation is already firmly established as leading the way for inclusive practice with highly successful provisions such as our Discover Groups, The Attendance Hub and Headway across our 2 schools; Baysgarth School and Castledyke Primary School. Provisions that understand that the needs of children are all different.

Across Riverview we believe every child should have access to the right provision and support and, as such, we are embarking on developing a unique provision in collaboration with the Local Authority for children in Year 6 and 7, who are struggling to thrive in mainstream and need further support in the transition phase to secondary. 

This is the first provision of this kind to be implemented in the Local Authority and we are proud to be the flagship for inclusion across primary and secondary. The provision will have its own curriculum based on the needs of the children and will be designed to accurately assess what the individual child needs to be successful in terms of the right provision and environment. 

The pathway will have children from Baysgarth and then children placed within the provision via the Local Authority. These children will have a range of SEMH and communication and language needs and need a different provision to the mainstream offer. There will be approximately 10 children in the provision with additional adult support and the successful applicant will support a specialist teacher in the successful delivery. 

All our provisions are successful because of the outstanding staff team, who are committed to working with young people with additional needs and have the expertise, skills and knowledge to really make a difference. We know that getting the right people makes all the difference for children and their families. 

Therefore, we are seeking a LSA with the passion and commitment to working with children with additional needs.

We are looking for someone who shares our vision for high quality support and is flexible, dynamic and innovative in achieving the very best care, support and curriculum for our children. We want someone who is ambitious not just for the children but for themselves. This post could lead onto a place on our teacher training programme or another leadership post as part of our expansion plans. Therefore, we want someone who has the resilience and drive to take advantage of all the opportunities that come as part of joining our Federation. 

Riverview is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the DBS.

If you are inspired by the challenge and responsibility of this opportunity, we would like to hear from you. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post or organise a visit, please feel free to contact the Strategic Lead for this programme, Assistant Headteacher David Roberts via david.roberts@baysgarthschool.co.uk