16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    11 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    26 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 35

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed Term to July 2030

Pay scale

Scale 4 Points 8-9

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join the secondary phase of The Beaulieu Park

  • a caring, patient, flexible and inclusive approach, with the ability to build strong, trusting relationships with pupils.
  • a willingness to provide intimate and personal care sensitively, safely and professionally.
  • good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with teachers, families and external professionals.
  • a team-focused attitude, supporting colleagues and participating in wider school life.

What the school offers its staff

  • The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
  • A commitment to a personalised progamme of CPD
  • Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
  • Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
  • Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
  • Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Tech Scheme
  • 24/7 GP.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Role: SENLearning Support Assistant

Contract:Fixed Term to July 2030

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 16:00pm (35 hours per week), 39 weeks per year (Term time plus 5 Inset Days)

Salary:Scale 4 Points 8-9 Actual Salary £21753-£22102 pa (pay award pending)

Closing Date:11 June 2026 at Midday

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join the secondary phase of The Beaulieu Park School on a fixed term contract. The role is to support children with additional needs in a general classroom capacity and, in conjunction with another LSA colleague, to provide high quality support, including intimate care for a specific student.

We are looking for a candidate who has:

  • a caring, patient, flexible and inclusive approach, with the ability to build strong, trusting relationships with pupils.
  • a willingness to provide intimate and personal care sensitively, safely and professionally.
  • good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with teachers, families and external professionals.
  • a team-focused attitude, supporting colleagues and participating in wider school life.

We can offer you:

  • The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
  • A commitment to a personalised progamme of CPD
  • Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
  • Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
  • Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
  • Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Tech Scheme
  • 24/7 GP.

Contact us:

For more information about the school, or to have an informal conversation, please contact the school office on 01245 943400.

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
  • Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
  • The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs

and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About The Beaulieu Park School

School type
Free Schools, None, ages 4 to 19
Education phase
All through school
School size
1609 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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The Beaulieu Park School is Essex’s first ‘All Through’ school and the primary phase opens for reception students in September 2018 with the secondary phase opening in September 2019. The Beaulieu Park School will welcome its first cohort of 60 reception aged children in two classes. In September 2019, 180 Year 7 students will be admitted. Year on year the school will grow, providing 420 places for local children between four and eleven years old by 2024 and 900 places for local children between 11 and 16 years old by 2023.

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