Learning Support Assistant - Newbridge Upper School
Newbridge School, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
19 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,518.00 - £22,460.00 Annually (FTE) OUTL4, point 7-10 (Pro Rata for part time, term time) FTE £30,285 - £31,610
Learning Support Assistant - Newbridge Upper School job summary
Join an Outstanding Trust on an Exciting Journey!
Learning Support Assistants - Newbridge Upper School (Ages 11-19)
Part-time | Term Time Only or Term Time Plus | Flexible Hours Available
Do you want to be part of an award-winning, forward-thinking SEND school that’s transforming lives every day?
At Astrum Multi Academy Trust, we’re proud to be a highly respected Trust formed in 2017, dedicated to supporting pupils with a wide range of Complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Our Newbridge School - rated Outstanding three times and a Nursery World Award winner - is a vibrant, specialist day school for children and young people aged 2 to 19, based across two sites in the London Borough of Redbridge.
We are currently seeking Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to join our Upper School team, working with pupils aged 11-19.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re on the lookout for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and fun-loving individuals who are ready to make a real impact. You’ll need:
- A positive, playful attitude - engaging with our learners through play and interaction is essential
- The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, rewarding environment
- A calm, sensitive, and resilient approach to challenges
- A willingness to learn and grow - we’ll support your development every step of the way
- An NVQ Level 2 in Childcare or equivalent qualification
And most importantly, you must be ready to feel valued, appreciated, and truly special - because that’s exactly how our pupils and their families will see you.
If you’re looking for a role where no two days are the same, where you’ll be challenged, inspired, and uplifted, and where you’ll make a genuine difference - we’d love to hear from you.
What We Offer:
- 30 hours per week, with options for:
- Term time only (44.46 weeks)
- Term time plus (including Holiday Club cover) - with salary adjusted accordingly
- Part-time and shift-based opportunities also available - we’re happy to be flexible!
- A fun, supportive team where laughter is part of the job
- A strong commitment to induction and ongoing professional development
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Generous Pension Schemes
- Family-friendly working policies
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great location close to TfL Elizabeth and Central Lines
And more…
Astrum values diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We celebrate and embrace unique individuality, background and heritage.
We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.
We believe in fostering a work environment that supports work-life balance. We are open to flexible working arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time opportunities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches, in line with Safer Recruitment guidance and the need to maintain a safe culture.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrum Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment.
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 Newbridge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newbridge School website
We are a three times outstanding split site special school academy catering for children and young people between the ages of two and nineteen years who have a complex learning difficulty, often accompanied by additional special educational needs, which may include;
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments
Autistic Spectrum disorders
Associated behaviour
SEMH
Medical needs
We are part of the Astrum Multi Academy Trust with two school sites, which are within one mile of each other. Lower School is for pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and Upper School for students in Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and 16-19.
Pupils transfer from Gresham Drive to Barley Lane Campus at the end of Key Stage 2 and are supported to do this through a well-planned transition programme.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about our work or request paper copies of some of the information.
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