LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTFull time, Permanent42.5 hours per week, term time plus one weekSalary £23,309.03 (FTE £25,990.48)Start date September 2024STAHS is a vibrant school supported by a diverse and enthusiastic community of staff, pupils, parents and alumni. It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to work across the Prep School.The LSA will be an active member of the SEND Team, working under the direction of the SENDCO (Prep). The LSA is expected to plan, implement and review a variety of intervention groups for pupils who require extra support, including those with SEND. They will support the SENDCO (Prep) with pupil observation, tracking and monitoring, as well as liaising with parents and teachers on pupil’s individual targets and progress. The successful candidate will be experienced in working with children. They will be warm, creative and able to demonstrate initiative, dealing calmly with different situations as they arise. The Prep School is situated in the rural location of Wheathampstead village, only 5 miles from St Albans. As a rapidly growing school community, it is an exciting and innovative time in the Prep School’s history. This is a permanent position offered on a full-time basis, 5 days per week, term time plus 1 week (36 weeks per year). The working hours will be 8.00am – 5.00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak each day. The start date for this position is 1 September 2024.In return we offer:Continued Professional Development (CPD) opportunities An opportunity to join our warm, vibrant and ambitious communityUse of sports facilities, including gym and swimming pool (conditions apply)An extensive benefits package; free lunches, generous pension scheme, free life assuranceCompetitive salaryDetails of the role and application process are available on the school’s website www.stahs.org.uk/vacancies Closing date: 9.00am on Tuesday 25 June 2024Interview date: Tuesday 2 July 2024 We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we feel able to appoint a suitable candidate, please therefore submit your application without delay. The High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No: 311065WELCOME TO STAHS!We are very proud of our warm and vibrant community of ambitious young people, caring and talented staff and supportive alumni and parents.St Albans High School (we call it STAHS) is one of the country’s leading independent schools, offering a rich and diverse education to 1.150 pupils between the ages of four and 18. We are selective at all points of intake, and we are consistently ranked among the best independent schools in the UK.STAHS opened in 1889 in a converted hospital on Holywell Hill, St Albans, one of many similar schools which were being established towards the end of the 19th century. We transferred to our current site on Townsend Avenue in the heart of the city in 1908, with the Prep School subsequently moving to the village of Wheathampstead in 2003. STAHS has close links with the diocese of St Albans through the Bishop and the Dean, the latter being an ex-officio governor of the School. We are affiliated to the Church of England, and we warmly welcome pupils and staff of all faiths or none.Renowned for both exceptional academic provision and extensive co-curricular opportunities, STAHS pupils leave school as happy, confident and well-rounded young people ready to make their mark on the world.STAHS has two sites, a few miles apart: the Prep School in leafy Wheathampstead and the Senior School in the historic city of St Albans, just 25 minutes from King’s Cross/London St Pancras. STAHS is proud to be a truly ‘through school’, with the majority of Year 6 pupils joining the Senior School for Year 7 and beyond.Our Senior School of around 830 pupils from Year 7 to Year 13 has a visible and audible buzz, bustling with difference; difference of opinions, difference of ambitions and difference of interests.Our Staff are devoted to preparing the young people in our care to live lives of consequence, making a meaningful impact on the world. We work together in a warm and grounded spirit that is uniquely ‘STAHS’. Please do see the Head’s Welcome on our website to find out why STAHS is such a special place.
