Learning Support Assistant- Intervention
Mulberry Silverdale Primary, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7EAThis job expired on 25 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 10 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- East Sussex Grade 4 - £24,404
What skills and experience we're looking for
Working pattern:Term time only (39 weeks)
Hours:10 hours per week, Monday-Friday 13.00 - 15.00
Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata):£5,860 per annum
Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments
Are you committed to the development and achievement of pupils? Do you take a creative approach when interacting with children?
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Learning Support Assistant to deliver quality intervention programmes such as Catch Up, Phonics and Reading Recovery at The Silverdale Primary Academy.
The successful candidate will be someone who:
- Has previous experience of working as a Teaching Assistant
- Is patient, calm and relaxed with an enthusiastic approach to learning
- Is confident in running stimulating, fun and educational activities with children
- Can build and encourage confidence in children, allowing them to lead their own learning when appropriate
Please download the job description and person specification for full details of this rewarding role.
What the school offers its staff
We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:
- Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
- Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 18.9%.
- Holiday Entitlement: Take advantage of 27 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
- Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
- Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
- Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
- Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.
Our commitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We welcome applications from all members of the community. The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us by email to recruitment@brightonacademiestrust.org.uk or by telephone to Emma Richings 01424 905 306.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mulberry Silverdale Primary
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 622 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary website
- Email address
- e.dunford@silverdaleprimaryacademy.org.uk
Silverdale Primary Academy
The Silverdale Primary Academy is at the very heart of the community of St Leonards on Sea. We love our town. And the feeling’s mutual.
We are deeply committed to our families and making sure that the education we provide for their children will raise standards and aspirations for everyone.
The academy has an extensive and beautiful grounds and very large playing fields, as well as an indoor heated swimming pool on site, a rainforest themed library, a Forest Schools outdoor learning area and a large bank of ICT resources. It has a published admissions number of 90 and total capacity of 630 pupils.
Arranging a visit to Mulberry Silverdale Primary
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email e.dunford@silverdaleprimaryacademy.org.uk.
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