Role: Learning Support Assistant
Location: Multiple school sites
Start: April 2025
Salary: £14.45 - £15.20 per hour
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist educational setting. This role involves supporting students with personalised learning programmes, assisting teachers in lesson delivery and contributing to students’ academic and social development.
The Role:
As a key member of the team, you will:
- Build strong relationships with pupils, promoting social and emotional development
- Support learning activities, particularly in literacy and numeracy, for students with a range of SEN needs
- Assist in lesson preparation, resource management and maintaining student records
- Work with students in various settings, adapting teaching methods to individual needs
- Help manage pupil behaviour, ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment
- Liaise with teachers, managers, families and external professionals to support student progress
- Deliver and monitor individual education programmes, maintaining accurate records
About You:
The ideal candidate will:
- Have experience working successfully with young people with a wide variety of needs
- Demonstrate strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Show an understanding of safeguarding and how to keep children safe
- Have strong behaviour management skills and nurturing, patient approach
- Be confident in supporting both academic learning and social development
- Be proficient in using ICT for teaching and record keeping
- Be proactive in professional development and committed to teamwork
Why Join?
- Work in a specialist setting with excellent support and training
- Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team
- Opportunities for professional growth and career progression
- A rewarding role making a real impact on students’ education and wellbeing
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition you will receive:
- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
- Permanent job roles
- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
- Working to Agency Workers Regulations
- Interview preparation, advice and support
- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay