Learning Support Assistants to include personal and medical care support

Salary:   B Band - £24,796 - £25,583 (pro-rata) £18,671 – £19,264 (Actual Salary)

                (This is subject to qualifications and experience)

Post:        Learning Support Assistants to include Personal and Medical Care Support

(Fixed Term Post until 31^st August 2026)

Start date: to be advised

A fantastic opportunity to work across Forest Oak and Merstone Schools.

Both schools are Ofsted rated outstanding and this is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to start a career in SEND education and care.

We do not have any current vacancies at present.  However, if you wish to apply for future vacancies, we will keep your application on file.

We are seeking to appoint highly motivated and enthusiastic Band B Learning Support Assistants to be part of our schools who have a fun-loving positive attitude that makes every pupil feel valued as playing and interacting with the learners is essential. You will be involved in the day-to-day education and care of children and young people with a wide range of SEND aged from 3 -19 years and could be at any one of our school sites to include;

• Pebbles Nursery
• Forest Oak School
• Merstone School
• Oakwood Centre
• Woodlands Campus

Each morning you will be allocated your placement for the day. This will give you a wide range of experiences and opportunities to work across ages and phases and to support a wide range of SEND to include MLS, SLD, PMLD, ASD and ADHD. You will be joining a fantastic, hardworking and experienced staff team who will encourage and support you to grow and develop. 

You will need;

• A high level of multitasking is essential - this is a busy hardworking environment and on a daily basis, you could be working at any site in our schools
• A calm and sensitive approach, combined with patience, tolerance, stamina, and humour
• A willingness to learn and develop your own skills and abilities to best support our pupils
• Resilience, as there are times when things are a challenge both mentally and physically
• To build positive and supportive relationships
• To be a team player, resilient, and motivated by challenge
• To have the ability to think creatively

Finally, you must be prepared to feel special and important to many children and young people and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it.

The role

The role is for 8.30 – 3.30 Monday to Friday. We are looking to appoint people for these roles, working either 2, 3, 4 or 5 days a week. You will need to be able to work set days, the same days every week. Please indicate on your application form what days you would be prepared to work.

We are dedicated to providing a range of induction and continuing professional development opportunities to the successful candidates and look forward to hearing from applicants with suitable skills and experience. In the supporting statement part of your application, you should clearly specify the following;

1. Do you have basic literacy and numeracy skills?
2. Do you have any SEND or childcare / adult social care / school-based experience?
3. Do you have any relevant qualifications?
4. Are you able to assist in the physical care and behaviour management of pupils, including moving, lifting and handling when appropriate?
5. Do you have an awareness and understanding of the needs of the children with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory impairments, challenging behaviour and medical difficulties?
6. Tell us about your personal skills and qualities.

Essential/ Desirable;

• NNEB/ NVQ 2 /BTEC or other relevant childcare or healthcare qualification desirable
• GCSE Maths & English Pass or Reading & Writing Skills and Numeracy Skills NVQ Level 2 essential
• SEN experience desirable
• Recent experience of working with children in a learning environment desirable
• Ability to work positively with parents, school nurses and other professionals to improve the support for the pupil essential
• Medical care experience desirable
• Basic knowledge of First Aid desirable

Would you like to be part of the team?  If so, download the information and application pack and return your completed application form to office@merstone.solihull.sch.uk or contact school for more information.

Forest Oak School and Merstone School

Windward Way                                                        

Smith’s Wood                                                            

Birmingham B36 0UE                                                                    

Tel: 0121 717 1040  

Email: office@forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk

Closing date:  open ended

Interview date:  TBC

Our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All positions in our schools are subject to Enhanced DBS checks.  We undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves.

 

Lunchtime Supervisors

  Please contact us to see if we have current vacancies

Hours: 5 hours 50 minutes per week: 12.50 pm – 2.00 pm                                            

Salary: Band A - £22,366 - £22,737 pro rata for term time and part-time hours

             Actual Salary - £3,008 - £3,057

Fixed Term Contracts (Required as soon as possible until August 2025)

Lunchtime supervisors required to help support our children to have a happy lunchtime.

Forest Oak School is:

• for pupils with MLD, aged 4-18 years
• an outstanding school (Ofsted 2011, 2014 & 2019)

Applicants will need to

• enjoy working with children
• be flexible
• have a sense of humour
• be firm, fair and friendly
• work as part of a team
• be willing to undertake first aid training

Some previous experience of working with children is desirable but not essential

Would you like to be part of the team?  If so, please see attached to apply and ensure you submit two references with your completed application form - scroll to bottom of page for forms and further information.

If you would like to find out more, through an informal chat, contact Jill Lambert in the school office.

Forest Oak School                                                    

Tel:  0121 717 0088                                           

Email:  office@forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk  

Website: www.forest-oak.solihull.sch.uk          

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.