Learning Support Assistant

River Mill Primary School, Dartford, DA1 5XR

38 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediately

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 January 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: £17,954.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Start Date: Immediately - fixed until 26th August 2026

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 3.15 pm, 31.25 hours per week
Term time only, 38 weeks per year

Salary: KRC of Kent pay scales £25,252 FTE (£17,954 actual)

Closing date: 22 February 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

River Mill Primary School is situated in Dartford. We are looking for a motivated Learning Support Assistant to work in a mainstream classroom. The successful candidate will also ensure that the children are supported to behave in a thoughtful, responsible and considerate manner.

The successful candidate will:

• Be working closely alongside the class teacher to help support children with SEND needs
• Support the children’s learning and engagement
• Help support the children’s well-being in the class environment
• Have the ability to be flexible with their duties
• Have an understanding of working with children who have SEND and the challenges that are presented by these.
• Support the teacher to enable all pupils to make progress during lessons
• Have the ability to be flexible with their duties
• Demonstrate excellent classroom management skills
• Provide feedback to teachers
• Have lots of enthusiasm and patience for working with children.
• Have a Level 2 qualification in either Childcare and Development or equivalent
• Be able to work well within a team

If you have any questions, please email recruitment@mslt.org.uk

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants will be subject to the Academy Trust’s Contract of Employment which requires a six-month probationary period for staff in new roles.

We reserve the right to end this vacancy early should applications from suitable candidates be received, so early applications are encouraged.

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.

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 River Mill Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: River Mill Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/river-mill-primary-school

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