Learning Support Assistant (Behaviour Support)
Mulberry Academy St Leonards, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 32 hours per week term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SS3 Point 7
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge, skills and experience
Education and Training
- A good level of literacy and numeracy.
- A commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice to continually improve teaching and learning.
Experience
- Experience of teaching young people in a school setting, with a proven ability to engage and inspire students of all abilities.
- An understanding of how to support students of different abilities to access learning and make progress.
- A commitment to developing effective strategies to raise achievement and support positive learning behaviours.
Knowledge and Skills
- A commitment to high expectations, ensuring all students can access the curriculum.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute positively to the department and wider school community.
- An understanding of the importance of positive relationships and strong classroom routines.
Personal Qualities
- An effective communicator who works positively with students, colleagues and parents.
- A commitment to high professional standards and continuous improvement.
- Resilience, enthusiasm and energy, with a willingness to learn and develop.
What the school offers its staff
Why Mulberry Academy St Leonards?
We’re proud of our people. At Mulberry Academy St Leonards, we are building a culture where pupils, parents, teachers and staff work together in the service of our community. When you join our school, you will find a place where you belong and where your work truly makes a difference to the lives of young people.
Working in education is not always easy. We recognise the effort, creativity and commitment our staff bring every day. We value this deeply and show our appreciation by creating a culture where staff are supported to grow, develop and thrive.
Providing talent development opportunities
We want ambitious and talented people to join Mulberry Academy St Leonards because they want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
Professional development is central to our culture. All teaching staff benefit from weekly professional development, and each year we dedicate a two-week professional development programme in October. During this time teachers deepen their practice and collaborate on improving teaching and learning, while colleagues in support roles have structured time designed specifically for their own professional development.
We also build coaching into teachers’ timetables, ensuring every teacher benefit from regular professional dialogue, reflection and support to continually develop their practice.
As part of the Mulberry Schools Trust, staff benefit from Trust-wide expertise, strong collaboration, and opportunities to grow professionally. The East London Teaching School Hub further enhances this offer, delivering nationally recognised programmes and enabling staff to engage in and contribute to training across all career stages.
Providing a good pension
When you join the Mulberry Schools Trust, you will have access to an excellent pension scheme — either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on your role.
Offering flexible working
We recognise the importance of balancing work and home life. We consider flexible and family-friendly working opportunities wherever possible, including part-time, term-time and job-share arrangements. At Mulberry Academy St Leonards we also design timetables to support staff wellbeing. All teachers receive a weekly PPA sessions and an afternoon/ morning well being time offsite.
Supporting your health and wellbeing
Balancing everyday life with the requirements of work can create pressures for all of us. Work is a significant part of our lives and we are committed to creating a healthy and supportive working environment.
All employees have free access to a 24-hour confidential counselling and wellbeing service, designed to support staff with a range of personal and professional challenges.
Recognising that the autumn term is the longest and most demanding, we restructured our calendar to better support staff wellbeing with a two-week break in October.
Actively promoting equality and diversity
Mulberry Academy St Leonards is committed to building an equal, diverse and inclusive community. We want the very best people to work in our school regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy, family status or marital status. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from historically under-represented and minority groups, helping ensure our workforce reflects the diverse communities we serve.
Further information about the job
About the role
We are seeking a resilient, compassionate, and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant to join our Behaviour Provision Team. This role is centred on supporting students who require short-term intervention outside of the classroom, helping them to regulate their emotions, reflect on their choices, and successfully reintegrate into learning.
The successful candidate will be based within the school's internal suspension and behaviour provision, providing consistent support for students whose behaviour has presented a barrier to learning. Working closely with the Behaviour Team, SENCO, pastoral staff, and teaching colleagues, you will foster positive relationships, promote emotional regulation, and encourage students to develop the skills needed to make positive choices.
The role also includes supporting the school's on-call provision during Period 3, responding to students requiring additional support to remain engaged in learning. The successful candidate will be calm under pressure, able to de-escalate challenging situations, and committed to maintaining high expectations while recognising that behaviour is a form of communication.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about inclusion and believes in supporting young people to overcome barriers, repair relationships, and achieve success both academically and personally.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and support students within the school's internal suspension and behaviour provision, ensuring a calm, safe, and purposeful learning environment.
- Build positive, trusting relationships with students, acting as a consistent and supportive adult role model.
- Support students to regulate their emotions using restorative and trauma-informed approaches.
- Encourage students to reflect on incidents, identify triggers, and develop strategies to support future success.
- Facilitate successful reintegration into mainstream lessons by working collaboratively with students, teachers, and pastoral staff.
- Support students to engage with learning activities whilst accessing the behaviour provision.
- Respond to the school's on-call system during Period 3, providing timely support to students who require intervention outside the classroom.
- Use de-escalation techniques to manage challenging situations, maintaining the safety and wellbeing of all students and staff.
- Work closely with the Behaviour Team, SENCO, pastoral staff, safeguarding team, and teaching colleagues to ensure a consistent approach to behaviour support.
- Maintain accurate records of student attendance within the provision, behaviour incidents, interventions, and reintegration plans.
- Identify patterns of behaviour and share observations to inform pastoral and SEND support plans.
- Promote high expectations of behaviour, attendance, engagement, and personal responsibility while recognising individual needs and barriers.
- Support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs through positive mentoring and regular check-ins.
- Contribute to restorative conversations between students and staff where appropriate.
- Supervise students during unstructured times where required and support transition back into lessons.
- Follow safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety, and school policies at all times, reporting concerns promptly.
- Attend relevant meetings, training, and professional development to develop knowledge of behaviour, SEMH, trauma-informed practice, and inclusive approaches.
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as reasonably directed by the Headteacher or line manager.
General
- Promote equal opportunities and inclusion, challenging and addressing immediately any situation where these falls short of the standards expected in our school.
- Promote and actively support the ethos and values of the school and Trust.
- Support and contribute to the school’s commitment to the continued professional development of all staff, including engagement with training and professional learning opportunities.
- Work within the school’s Health and Safety framework, ensuring safe practices are always followed.
- Be aware of and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy and procedures.
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Executive Principal or Leadership Team, consistent with the nature and level of the role.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mulberry Academy St Leonards
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- Up to 1500 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- g.sidders@stleonards.mulberryschoolstrust.org
- Phone number
- 01424448740
Why Mulberry Academy St Leonards?
We’re proud of our people. At Mulberry Academy St Leonards, we are building a culture where pupils, parents, teachers and staff work together in the service of our community. When you join our school, you will find a place where you belong and where your work truly makes a difference to the lives of young people.
Working in education is not always easy. We recognise the effort, creativity and commitment our staff bring every day. We value this deeply and show our appreciation by creating a culture where staff are supported to grow, develop and thrive.
Providing talent development opportunities
We want ambitious and talented people to join Mulberry Academy St Leonards because they want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
Professional development is central to our culture. All teaching staff benefit from weekly professional development, and each year we dedicate a two-week professional development programme in October. During this time teachers deepen their practice and collaborate on improving teaching and learning, while colleagues in support roles have structured time designed specifically for their own professional development.
We also build coaching into teachers’ timetables, ensuring every teacher benefit from regular professional dialogue, reflection and support to continually develop their practice.
As part of the Mulberry Schools Trust, staff benefit from Trust-wide expertise, strong collaboration, and opportunities to grow professionally. The East London Teaching School Hub further enhances this offer, delivering nationally recognised programmes and enabling staff to engage in and contribute to training across all career stages.
Providing a good pension
When you join the Mulberry Schools Trust, you will have access to an excellent pension scheme — either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on your role.
Offering flexible working
We recognise the importance of balancing work and home life. We consider flexible and family-friendly working opportunities wherever possible, including part-time, term-time and job-share arrangements. At Mulberry Academy St Leonards we also design timetables to support staff wellbeing. All teachers receive a weekly PPA sessions scheduled as an afternoon, which can be worked remotely if teachers wish, supporting a healthy work life balance.
Supporting your health and wellbeing
Balancing everyday life with the requirements of work can create pressures for all of us. Work is a significant part of our lives and we are committed to creating a healthy and supportive working environment.
All employees have free access to a 24-hour confidential counselling and wellbeing service, designed to support staff with a range of personal and professional challenges.
Recognising that the autumn term is the longest and most demanding, we restructured our calendar to better support staff wellbeing with a two-week break in October.
Actively promoting equality and diversity
Mulberry Academy St Leonards is committed to building an equal, diverse and inclusive community. We want the very best people to work in our school regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy, family status or marital status. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from historically under-represented and minority groups, helping ensure our workforce reflects the diverse communities we serve.
Arranging a visit to Mulberry Academy St Leonards
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email g.sidders@stleonards.mulberryschoolstrust.org.
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