Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Briscoe Primary School & Nursery, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1PN

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  2nd November 2026

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 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: £6,922.46 - £7,135.90 Annually (Actual) Actual £25,525 - £26,312 including fringe allowance

Learning Support Assistant (LSA) job summary

Fixed term contract until 18th December 2026 (with the possibility of extension)

Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (12 hours per week).

The Atrium is an early intervention, enhanced partnership provision for children with social, emotional and mental health challenges. We work across South Essex to offer support to schools, pupils and families with an aim to help children rediscover a love of learning, grow in confidence and begin to thrive in their mainstream school.

https://hearts-atrium.uk/

The Atrium, based at Briscoe Primary School & Nursery are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and flexible Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly and hard-working team.

The successful candidate must:

• be educated to NVQ level 2 in learning/support/early years, NNEB or equivalent qualification/experience
• have a minimum qualification of English and Maths at GCSE level C or above (or equivalent)
• have experience of working with children, ideally in a school setting
• put the needs of our children at the forefront of all you do
• demonstrate patience, calmness and flexibility at all times
• have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate well to children, parents and other adults
• have a passion for developing individual learning and encouraging pupils to achieve their best
• be a team player
• have some knowledge of strategies to support behaviour

For an informal discussion please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

To view the Trust policies relating to recruitment, data protection and child protection please click here

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.

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

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview.

A copy of the Trust Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies

For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website at: http://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

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 Briscoe Primary School & Nursery

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Briscoe Primary School & Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/briscoe-primary-school-nursery-academy

As a school, Briscoe Primary School and Nursery pride's ourselves in getting to know the whole child and to think about all of their needs and aspirations as they learn and grow. Not only do we have very high expectations for their academic achievement; we also nurture them and help them to grow in confidence and independence.

We offer a very broad and creative curriculum. Our children have had some wonderful opportunities since being part of the HEARTS Academy Trust. This has included: visits from the Science Dome, visits to the Royal Opera, trips to London as well as sleepovers and residential experiences! We firmly believe that we build memories here at Briscoe, which children will carry with them forever.

If you ask any of the children here, they will tell you that Briscoe is a school that they are proud to be part of!

The Atrium at HEARTS Academy Trust - an early intervention, enhanced provision for children with SEMH challenges

HEARTS Academy Trust remain immensely proud of the work of The Atrium – our enhanced ‘partnership’ provision located in the grounds of Briscoe primary School & Nursery, in Basildon, Essex. Established in 2018, The Atrium works to inspire hope and positivity in pupils and families who have experienced significant challenges and/or social and emotional trauma.

Briscoe Primary School & Nursery and The Atrium are part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a Trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality. The Trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 days contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the Trust Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies

We can offer you:

- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including Trust-wide twilights throughout the year

- a two-week October half-term

- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils

- a highly effective learning environment

- a responsive and involved leadership team

- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the trust policy)

- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values

- access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions

For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

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