Learning Support Assistant
Darrick Wood School, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER23 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,617.00 Monthly pro rata salary £16617 actual pa 25 hours 38 weeks (term time)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
A Learning Support Assistant (LSA) is someone who supports a pupil with special education needs. An LSA has no teaching requirement. They have a duty to work with the pupil(s) in the classroom and to be directed and support the classroom teacher.
Some LSAs have HCA qualifications and act as carers and their roles reflect this in their duties.
Our main requirement is to work with KS3 and KS4 pupils, but we have many SEN pupils studying in the Sixth Form.
At Darrick Wood School, the LSA is part of a dedicated team. Your role will be to respond to those needs, which are designated as identified or targeted special educational needs (coded as K or PRA/EHCP [funded]).
These needs fall under these categories: -
- Communication and interaction
- Cognition and Learning
- Medical, sensory and/or physical needs
- Social, emotional, mental health needs
- Some of the sub-categories of need are:
- Behavioural, emotional literacy and social skills difficulties
- Complex speech, language and communication needs
- Learning and language difficulties particular to those with a hearing impairment
- Literacy / Numeracy enhancement requirements
- Physical impairment
- Specific learning difficulties
- Vision impairment
Further information on the attached pack
Darrick Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
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 Darrick Wood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1687 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Darrick Wood School website
You will be working in a forward looking and supportive school with successful and committed staff. Darrick Wood is an oversubscribed and successful 11-18 ten form entry mixed comprehensive academy, housed in modern buildings on an attractive site. The School consistently achieves excellent results and was judged to be ‘good’ in all areas in its OFSTED inspection in May 2024. The School was awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark in 2015 and again in 2018 and 2021. The School provides excellent opportunities for career development and a full support programme for all new staff. All staff have access to sports facilities, and a private employee assistance programme.
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