Learning Support Teacher is responsible to Principals in all matters and to the Learning Support Manager as a line Manager. This person also

interacts on a professional level with colleagues and seeks to establish and maintain productive working relationships with them.

The role will include teaching directly, resource and programmer preparation, demonstrating practice, strategy or techniques so that:

• Students receive appropriate learning programmers on an ongoing

basis

• Teachers can use the skills they have acquired with these students

A Learning Support Teacher provides high quality Learning Support throughout the school that caters for the individual needs of children with specific learning difficulties. Additional duties include the following:

• To manage the Learning Support Center within SISC and be responsible for ensuring a high quality and effective service

• To be accountable for ensuring that the records of additional support provision are kept accurately up-to-date

• Work with identified students and their teachers as well as learning support assistants

• To conduct appropriate audits and observations of learning support

assistants

• To undertake early assessment of support needs for identified

students

• To promote the services of the learning support team

• To ensure that all learning support assistants are prepared, focused and supported to be able to deliver high quality learning and teaching

• Providing remedial instruction in basic skills such as reading and

writing to students who need extra support

• Monitoring student progress and providing feedback to help students meet their goals

• Provide advice and assist with the implementation of the identified

student’s education plan

• The ability to access and use information and communication technologies and materials to enhance and support literacy and numeracy

intervention programmes

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to allow for effective

and comprehensive consultation and teacher support

• Working with parents to ensure that they understand their child’s

needs and how they can support their child at home

• Creating classroom activities to encourage student engagement in

learning

• Observing students in classrooms to determine their academic needs

• Explaining concepts in different ways until students understand them

• Providing one-on-one instruction to students who need more

specialized attention

• Include assistance related to above in after-school English clubs, ESL, and so on.

• At least five years of experience in Learning Support or related area (i.e. SEN).

• Bachelor’s degree level qualification or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant subject area

• A teaching qualification

• Evidence of recently undertaken professional development and

subsequent practical application and impact

• An excellent understanding of learning support and related areas.

Good, administrative, ICT and organizational skills.