We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
To be located in: Education and Learning Hub; Formerly The Bridge Centre, Roper Street. St Helens WA9 1EJ
(Please note that you will be required to work in schools around the authority).
Making A Difference as a Senior Learning Assistant
Are you skilled in working with young people in an educational setting?
Are you able to build effective relationships and communicate well with young people?
Are you able to create and follow bespoke support plans for individuals or small groups of pupils?
Do you have experience working with young people using English as an additional language and/or from traveller families?
Are you confident when working independently and as part of a team?
Can you:
Engage and motivate?
Inspire and support?
Demonstrate experience and commitment?
Engender enthusiasm?
Show resilience, knowledge, and humour in the face of challenge?
Co-operate with others as a strong team member?
Work flexibly to undertake a range of tasks?
Evidence strong pupil centred focus?
Communicate well with colleagues and peers?
We would welcome applications from interested candidates who are passionate about making a difference for young people in schools.
Please outline your skills, qualifications and experience in line with the job description as well as your views of how you can fulfil the qualities listed above.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting us at Helen Boardman on 01744 676692 or helenboardman@sthelens.gov.uk.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
