Senior Learning Support Assistant - Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit - The Oaks
- Amersham, Buckinghamshire
- £28,129-30,174 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
A visit to The Oaks is highly recommended. Come and talk to us about what it is like to work at our PRU and meet some of our amazing teamTerm time onlySalary Type: Bucks paySalary details: Range 3 £28129 to £30174 (pro rata starting £22574)Contract type: PermanentHours: Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 3.30 pm Term time only plus INSET daysClosing date: 15/09/2025 12:00Interviews to be held: Monday 22 September at The Oaks Primary PRU, AmershamAbout usAt the Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit we provide support for children experiencing significant social, emotional or behavioural difficulties in their mainstream primary school. Children may be supported by outreach or by attendance at one of our units. We serve all maintained primary schools in Buckinghamshire.You can find out more about us on our website .About the roleThe role is based at The Oaks Primary PRU in Amersham and is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the different provisions offered by the PRU and will give you a chance to develop and consolidate excellent behaviour management skills. Life is never boring at a PRU! Each day brings different challenges and that is why it is so rewarding to work here. You will receive training and support from our experienced and friendly team from across all three of our sites to enable you to be successful. Once fully trained, you will have opportunities to work with pupils in mainstream schools as part of our outreach service.
This is a permanent role, term time only as described above. The actual salary is from £22,574 and will depend on experience. We will consider full or part time (at least three days a week but this must include a Wednesday) and the applicant must be available between 8:30am and 3:30pm each working day.As part of our LSA team you will be working alongside classroom colleagues to deliver interventions to both individuals and small groups of pupils. Our class sizes are typically between six and eight pupils, which reflects their level of need. Our Senior LSAs also provide cover for teaching colleagues and lead classes when teachers are carrying out other responsibilities.For further information please see attached Job description.About youYou will want to make a difference to children who find it difficult to cope in school. Ideally you will have experience of working with children with SEMH needs in a primary school or a special school setting and want to explore what can be achieved for the benefit of many more pupils across Buckinghamshire. Alternatively, you may have had other roles or experiences (for example as an outreach worker or a tutor) which will allow you to bring that knowledge and skill into our setting, and with training and support, quickly adapt to a role at the PRU. Above all we are looking for someone with the right attitude, personality and experiences to add value to our existing team.We want someone who is innovative and highly motivated. You will need to be well-organised and be able to take responsibility for working with small groups or 1:1, working alongside class teachers and other LSAs to give our pupils the best opportunities for learning. As a Senior LSA you will also be:
- able to lead small classes in the absence of the teacher
- confident in your ability to lead outreach programmes for named pupils, building effective working relationships with mainstream colleagues
- able to fully contribute to the team, including supporting and mentoring colleagues to share best practice
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).