Grade 3 - £24,796 pro rata

Educators Wales; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Wales is seeking passionate Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to provide dedicated support to pupils with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). This role will involve working one-to-one with a pupil who has an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in a supportive learning resource center. Candidates should have a forward-thinking approach and be willing to engage with students across age groups 3-16. This position is open-ended based on funding and emphasizes collaboration with teaching staff to ensure effective learning environments.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in primary or secondary settings.
• Ability to engage and support a pupil with an IDP.
• Strong collaborative skills to work with teachers and LRC.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual support to a pupil with an IDP.
• Collaborate with secondary LRC and teaching staff.
• Participate in safeguarding and child protection activities.

Skills

Forward-thinking and innovative

Passion for working with pupils with ALN

Experience in primary or secondary settings

Ability to work across the 3-16 age range

Job description

Salary

Grade 3 – £24,796 pro rata for 30 hours per week term‑time only for 45.8 weeks per annum, equating to £17,660.20 pro rata, rising to 46.8 weeks, £18,045.79 pro rata per annum after 5 years’ service.

Overview

Come and take a key role in the first All‑Age VA Learning Resource Centre in our successful, inclusive all‑age school in one of the most beautiful settings in Wales.

Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi VA is a 3‑16 Church in Wales school that serves the historic city of St. Davids and its surrounding areas. Based in the picturesque Pembrokeshire National Park, the school provides a caring, inclusive and welcoming environment where all stakeholders are proud of the Christian and community ethos. The school has strong links with the local community, where there are extensive opportunities for outdoor activities, and a busy all‑year calendar of social and cultural events.

The school is looking to appoint forward‑thinking and innovative LSAs with a passion for working with pupils with ALN. This role involves working on a one‑to‑one basis with a pupil who has an IDP. It is based within the secondary LRC, however applications are welcome from colleagues who have worked in primary or secondary settings and who are willing to work on occasion throughout the 3‑16 age range. Supported by the Lead Teachers and HLTAs, you will work collaboratively with the primary and secondary LRC to ensure best practice across the school provision.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for Pembrokeshire's Education and Children’s Service. We aim to support vulnerable children and young people to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and will take action to safeguard their well‑being, and acknowledge that children have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of all schools.

This post is open‑ended, linked to the continuation of the 1‑1 funding for the child who is being supported in the LRC – it will continue while the child is on the school role and will cease when the child leaves the school.

Responsibilities

• Work one‑to‑one with a pupil with an IDP, providing individual support.

• Collaborate with the secondary LRC, Lead Teachers and HLTAs to implement best practice across the school.

• Participate in safeguarding and child protection activities as required.

Qualifications

• Forward‑thinking and innovative LSAs with passion for working with pupils with ALN.

• Experience in primary or secondary settings preferred.

• Ability to work across the 3‑16 age range on occasion.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where appropriate, personal information collected will be shared with Cifas, who will use it to prevent fraud, unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well‑being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [e-mail].
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [e-mail].
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills

Welsh language skills are not essential. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.