Learning Support Assistant (33.5 hours)

Sanders Draper, Hornchurch, RM12 6RT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,642.00 - £21,934.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Support Assistant (33.5 hours) job summary

Key role descriptors:

The Learning Support Assistant (LSA) is a member of a team of practitioners responsible for the education and care of the children in school.

The LSA is expected to have gained a NVQ level 2 qualification or be willing to complete one. The LSA supports students to make expected and above expected levels of progress. To do this the LSA will need to differentiate materials ensuring the students can experience success in their learning as well as being challenged. The teacher and the LSA work as a team – being ‘partners’ in supporting the students’ access to learning and the whole curriculum and their independence as learners

The LSA works under the direction and control of the Head Teacher and the SENCO. They may be required to work with groups or individuals from a class without the presence of the class teacher and supervise activities and tasks.

The main duties and responsibilities for this role are:

1. Support for students:

• provide appropriate levels of individual attention, reassurance and help for student(s) needs as identified in Individual Education Plans.

• support the specific needs of specified students; physical, emotional and/or behavioural

• where directed, act as an escort on and off school premises under the direction and where appropriate, in the presence of the teacher for the purpose of visits or off site educational provision

• support student(s) access to the curriculum, their learning in particular lessons and their progress towards specific individual targets

• ensure that teachers are aware of the specific learning needs of identified students

• support students in working independently around others through hover support

• to deliver as directed by the SENCO, one-to-one student programmes for interventions such as Literacy and Numeracy, handwriting, speech and language

• provide information, advice and direction to students about their behaviour within the agreed framework of school policies on discipline and behaviour i) take appropriate action to identify, analyse and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the immediate working environment

• any staff appointed after September 2013 will be expected to provide Intimate Care for students as part of their role and therefore not receive additional payment.

• support the students with their use of the toilet

2. Support for the teacher(s):

• assist student(s) access to the curriculum by differentiating instructions and resources

• prepare materials of the quality and quantity specified by the teacher

• help student(s) to select equipment and materials relevant to their learning tasks and to use these safely and correctly

• support the maintenance of student records by providing information to the teacher/ SENDCo and recording, in accordance with school and faculties policy, the work of student(s)

• provide praise and encouragement to students to recognise and promote positive student behaviour in accordance with school rewards system and behaviour policies

• where necessary, correct student behaviour, supporting the teacher in maintaining order and discipline both in the classroom and in the school environment

• report uncharacteristic student behaviour patterns and Child Protection concerns about an individual student and incidents of inappropriate behaviour to the class teacher / named Child Protection Officer within the school.

  We welcome visits. If you are interested in the role, and would like an informal and confidential discussion regarding the post, please email the school SENCO at bwigington@sandersschool.org.uk

  We ask and advise that you submit your application as early as possible. We reserve the right to hold interviews earlier if appropriate.

  Please note The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.

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 are not accepted.

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About Sanders Draper

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 667 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sanders Draper website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sanders-draper

Sanders is part of the Success for All Educational Trust along with Redden Court School and The Royal Liberty School for boys.

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