Lead Learning Assistant - Alternative Curriculum

Bushey Meads School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE) APT&C point 6 - 9 plus London Fringe

Lead Learning Assistant - Alternative Curriculum job summary

We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and organised person to appoint as a ‘Lead Learning Assistant - Alternative Curriculum’. The successful person will have an interest in hair and beauty and have a desire to pass on these skills to small groups of students.

In this role you will deliver bespoke interventions as well as other identified alternative provisions ensuring the needs of students are met. These alternative courses maximise the inclusion and learning of these students and promote and encourage independence and life skills for the future. Students build up a portfolio of certificates to evidence their skills, knowledge and experience as they progress through the scheme. The scheme boosts confidence, increases engagement and improves motivation, helping students to make progress on their lifelong learning journey.

What we are looking for:

Someone with a confident understanding of working with young people

A positive team player

The ability to work well with teachers and students in the classroom

An individual with previous experience of working with students with communication needs

Willingness to take an active and caring role with regards to the general welfare and attention to students’ physical needs within SEN in particular

Why choose our school?

We offer support and training based on individual needs

We offer excellent opportunities for professional development and a bespoke programme of support and training based on individual needs

Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by

Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery

Free gym membership to all employees across the Bushey St James Trust

Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters

Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Bike2work scheme

The post is for 37 hours per week (excluding unpaid breaks), term-time + 1 week to include 5 INSET days. In the first instance this is a fixed term post until 31st December 2026 with the possibility of extending. The salary range for this post is APT&C point 6 - 9 plus London Fringe (£25,989pa to £27,254pa + £1045pa), paid pro-rata. The actual pro-rata range is £22,228 - £23,310pa + £893pa.

Full details of the vacancy can be found on our website www.busheymeads.org.uk along with further information about the school. Alternatively, please contact Rosie Dean, HR and Recruitment Administrator on 020 8955 8800.

To apply for this post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mr J Turner, Executive Principal. Your completed application form and letter should be returned to Sheniece Fyffe, Trust HR Manager by post or by email to: recruitment@busheymeads.org.uk by the deadline. Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 25th November 2025 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early application is advised

Bushey St James Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to a number of pe-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory written references, occupational health check and a successful Enhanced DBS check.

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

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bushey Meads School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bushey Meads School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bushey-meads-school-bushey

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