Learning Support Assistant

St Richard's Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Monday to Friday - 34 hours per week/39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Fixed term - One year
• Pay scale: Single Status Grade 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A good standard of education particularly in English and Mathematics (grade C/4 or above).
• Experience of supporting children in a classroom environment, including those with special educational needs.
• Experience of using technology to support pupils in the classroom.
• Knowledge of the legal and organisational requirements for maintaining the health, safety and security of yourself and others in the learning environment.
• Ability to use language and other communication skills that pupils can understand and relate to.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils and empathise with their needs.
• Ability to demonstrate active listening skills.
• Ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies.
• Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils’ needs, encouraging the pupil to stay on task.
• Ability to offer constructive feedback to pupils to reinforce self-esteem.
• Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team.
• Ability to work within and apply all school policies eg behaviour management, safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities etc.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality on all school matters.
• Willingness to provide practical assistance to a pupil, including physical support where required, and undergo relevant training to support this.

What the school offers its staff

• We are a happy, thriving school community where respect for one another is key.
• Ours is a caring school. Visitors always comment on the calm, friendly and warm atmosphere of our school
• Facilities are excellent as well as vibrant.
• Behaviour for learning is outstanding as are many of our lessons.
• In spite of being a coastal school, we achieve strong outcomes for all groups of pupils.
• The staff are fantastic as are the pupils, parents and Governors.
• Our Professional Development Programme is excellent.
• Your induction to the school will be first class, ensuring that you feel valued and a key contributor very early on.
• Enrichment is a huge strength of the school.
• You will be supported to develop your career here at St Richard’s.
• We have a strong programme of staff wellbeing/social events such as yoga sessions, sports activities, country walks, sketchbook circle, Christmas cake baking and decorating, Christmas decorations making and staff choir.
• We offer sports activities, weekend walks for the family and other staff events. We have so many activities as people genuinely care about each other and organise activities for the benefit of their colleagues.
• Bexhill is a lovely place in which to live and work with Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton on the doorstep.
• We are ‘human’. We do not expect perfection. We fully acknowledge that maintaining a first class school is about all pulling together, learning from each other and supporting one another with challenges. Everyone has their strengths and areas for development. We work as a team to ensure strong outcomes for all our pupils.
• We do not expect you to be Catholic. We have staff of different denominations and staff of no religion. As long as you feel happy and, above all, committed to support our Catholic ethos, we would warmly welcome your application.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Richard's Catholic College

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1029 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Richard's Catholic College website
• Email address: mrsjenkinss@strichardscc.com
• Phone number: 01424 731070
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-richard-s-catholic-college-bexhill-on-sea

St Richard’s Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic school offering an inclusive Christian education to pupils of all abilities from the ages of 11 to 16 years.  It is our aim to encourage, support and develop every pupil in our care academically, socially and spiritually; preparing them for their next steps in their life’s journey, living with Christ at the centre for the benefit of their communities.


We have high academic standards at St Richard’s, as our GCSE results consistently testify.  In 2026, we secured outcomes that placed us as the highest attaining school in both East and West Sussex, yet we are not an ‘exam factory’ and whilst excellent teaching and learning is a cornerstone of our provision, it is our wider expectations and strength of our relationships which really underpin what we are about.  For example, we expect our pupils to work hard, behave well, dress smartly and pursue excellence in all that they do inside and outside of the classroom.  We also aim to provide a happy, caring and safe environment in which pupils can learn and develop into rounded, responsible and confident members of the community.  We are, at heart, a family and a “school which changes lives” (Catholic School Inspection, March 2025).


Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are well-decorated by external agencies.  We have a Prince’s Teaching Institute Art Mark, Leading Edge status, Fairtrade Fair Achiever Award status, an Artsmark Gold Award, a Space Education Quality Mark, Green Flag Eco-Schools Award and Investors in Careers.  We have also been awarded numerous times by the SSAT, currently holding Exceptional Education Awards, Engaging with Key Stakeholders, Climate for Learning, Leadership through Moral Purpose, Professional Development, Variety of Teaching Approaches, Exceptional Pupil Performance and Exceptional Pupil Progress.  Perhaps most importantly, however, we were cited as “the happiest school in Sussex” based on Ofsted feedback in Spring 2025 and our attendance rates are also the highest in the County: testament to the support we enjoy from our parent and carer body.  When we were visited by the Catholic School Inspection team last year, they found us to be ‘outstanding’ in every area against a new and very stringent framework.  We have a proud history and legacy of providing a remarkable standard of education and care, yet we also look forward to our future with a vibrant energy and commitment to be even better, nearer and closer to God, which is what our patron, St. Richard instils in us through his example.


We would all agree that every child is unique and precious with different talents and aspirations, and our efforts are directed into ensuring that they feel both valued and challenged.  We thank you for your interest in St. Richard’s and pray that throughout this admissions process, you will find the very best school place that suits your child.

Arranging a visit to St Richard's Catholic College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mrsjenkinss@strichardscc.com.

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