Full-time - Learning Support Assistant - Complex Needs

Glenwood School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4LW

56 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn term

• Closing date

  15 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 27.75 hours per week Monday to Friday 9:00 to 3:15pm term time only (38 weeks) plus one Wednesday a month to 4:30pm (usually the first Wednesday of the month)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Local Government pay scale 4 points 7-8

What skills and experience we're looking for

Learning Support Assistant (Post‑16 / Complex Needs)

We are looking for resilient Learning Support Assistants to support teenagers and Post‑16 learners who find the world a challenging and difficult place to navigate.

You will provide bespoke, individualised support, helping learners build independence, regulate emotions, and stay engaged in their programmes. The role involves working confidently with challenging behaviour and supporting students with complex needs, under the guidance of a class teacher.

What You'll Do

Support teenagers and Post‑16 learners through personalised daily routines.

Use bespoke strategies to reduce barriers to learning.

Maintain a calm, consistent approach when behaviour becomes challenging.

Work as part of a supportive team of teachers and therapists.

What We're Looking For:

Resilient, reliable team players.

Confident working with young people who struggle to understand the world around them.

Able to follow clear plans and adapt when needed.

If you want to make a meaningful difference for learners who need stability, patience, and understanding, we'd love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Employee benefits, inc. Schools Advisory Service (GP, Counselling, Menopause support)

CPD throughout the year

Onsite gym

Onsite Parking

Free tea and coffee

Regular staff events

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Glenwood School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• Size: 263 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Glenwood School website
• Email address: hannah.bryant@glenwood.essex.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glenwood-school

Glenwood is a brave special school for pupils aged 3-19 years. We provide for 228 young people. We moved into a superb building in September 2017 and we are developing a successful 20 bed residential provision, which is an educational intervention, as part of the school’s holistic approach.

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