Learning Support Assistant (SEN)

Oakridge School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2PN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,149.00 - £21,003.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Scale (Range 1). Range 2 for experienced candidates.

Learning Support Assistant (SEN) job summary

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join The Glade — our specialist provision within a mainstream setting for children with complex SEND needs.

The Glade is a nurturing, highly inclusive environment where pupils thrive through personalised support, strong relationships and a team who genuinely believe in transforming life chances. If you are resilient, patient and able to bring positivity into even the trickiest moments, you will fit right in.

About the Role

As an LSA in The Glade, you will:

• Support pupils with a range of complex SEND needs, helping them access learning and develop independence.

• Work closely with teachers, LSAs and external professionals to deliver high-quality provision.

• Build trusting relationships with children, using calm, consistent approaches.

• Contribute to a safe, joyful and structured environment where every child feels seen, valued and supported.

• Assist with personalised interventions, communication support, sensory regulation and behaviour strategies.

• Celebrate small wins, champion pupil voice and model optimism every day.

What We’re Looking For

• Resilience - you stay steady, solution-focused and kind under pressure.

• Patience - you understand that progress looks different for every child.

• Optimism - you bring hope, humour and encouragement into daily routines.

• Experience with SEND (ideal but not essential) - especially with communication needs, sensory profiles or SEMH.

• A commitment to inclusion and safeguarding.

• A team player who values collaboration, reflection and continuous learning.

Why Join The Glade?

• A warm, supportive team who genuinely care about each other.

• A leadership culture that values professional growth and wellbeing.

• Opportunities for CPD in SEND, communication strategies, behaviour support and therapeutic approaches.

• The chance to make a profound difference in children’s lives — every single day

Please call for more details. Visits are warmly welcomed

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 Oakridge School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 452 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakridge School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakridge-school-high-wycombe

Oakridge is a two-form entry school taking children from 2-11 years old.
The school has amazing, polite and respectful children who love being at school and learning. All visitors comment positively about learning behaviours.
The staff all share the school’s vision of ‘Enhancing the life chances of all our children.’ We feel strongly about wellbeing and workload, which is why we have developed the attached, ‘Wellbeing and Workload Charter.’
We are a school that is outward looking, wanting to learn from current research and best practice.

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