Learning Support Assistant

Lancaster School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 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: £26,824.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) 6 hours per day \(08.45am - 3.30pm) / 30 hours per week, term time only

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Lancaster School is special school for up to 130 students aged 14-19 with severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).

Some students also have neurological impairments, complex physical and complex medical needs. Over half the students have autism, with some having very complex needs. The school also caters for students with moderate learning difficulties who may need additional social and emotional support before transferring to local colleges at 19.

We are looking to appoint a kind, caring, focused and resilient colleague to join our team. Experience and expertise working with students with severe learning disabilities and autism is ideal, but not essential. We provide the opportunity to learn, grow and get experience, as well as appropriate training.

At Lancaster you will become part of a dedicated team of staff who work tirelessly for the students and who all have high aspirations for each individual student. You will also get to work alongside happy and enthusiastic students who love to learn.

Lancaster belongs to the SEN Trust Southend and works in partnership with the other special schools in Southend.

The post will involve:

• Working under the guidance of the class teacher
• Being a flexible and organised team player
• Being able to use your own initiative
• Working with individuals and groups of students
• Attending to the personal care needs of students

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. For more information or to arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01702 342543.

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

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.

About Lancaster School

• School type: Academies, ages 14 to 19
• School size: 131 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 14 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lancaster School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lancaster-school-westcliff-on-sea

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