Learning Support Assistant
Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8QB4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP pending pre-recruitment checks
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,253.00 - £18,834.00 Annually (Actual) OAT Grade 2, SCP 3 - 5 (£24,796 - £25,584 FTE) Actual salary based on working term time only + 1 training day, 32.5 hours per week
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more.
Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and flexible person to join our hard working, supportive and welcoming SEN Team as soon as possible. The role requires working for 32.5 hours per week, school term time plus 1 training day. We will also consider flexible working, such as job-share, flexible hours etc.
Duties will include providing classroom, 1:1 or small group support to students with additional needs, disability or specific medical needs.
The successful candidate will be:
- Prepared to administer individual students’ medication (after appropriate training)
- Flexible, reliable and enthusiastic
- Positive and professional
- Educated to at least GCSE Grade C in English and Maths
- Able to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and others
- Ideally, experienced in supporting students with special education needs or disability.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Recruitment Brochure for further information about the role.
Ormiston Rivers Academy is an exciting and supportive place to work. There is a commitment to teamwork at all levels in the school and we work together to provide outstanding opportunities for our students, supported by cutting edge facilities. We are committed to high quality teaching and learning, and we seek and embrace strategies to inspire and support our students.
Why work for Ormiston Academies Trust?
Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach - they are our greatest asset.
We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, you can be sure of a role with purpose and meaning.
Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…
- The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before - being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
- Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children - a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
- Being part of a team and community where you belong - receiving bespoke and holistic support from a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
- A supportive environment to grow your career - an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits
We offer a competitive package of benefits for our staff, including:
- A network of exceptional support staff, teachers, middle and senior leaders
- The best professional development to support your career, including a comprehensive induction programme with Trust wide career opportunities
- Excellent CPD opportunities at a Trust and Academy level
- Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- EAP service which includes free confidential advice to staff and a counselling service available 24/7
- Access to a contributory pension scheme
If you would like to arrange an informal chat regarding the role or a visit to the academy please contact recruitment@ormistonacademies.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 3rd November 2025. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should we secure an appropriate candidate.
Ormiston Rivers Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ormiston Rivers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1077 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ormiston Rivers Academy website
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