Learning Support Assistant

Shenfield High School, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 9pm

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) • Pro-rata’d salary: £22,084 - £23,145 including fringe allowance.

Learning Support Assistant job summary

The role

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Learning Support Assistant to join our team and provide one-to-one support for pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN). The successful candidate will play a vital role in helping students work towards the outcomes outlined in their Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), ensuring they receive the support needed to succeed both academically and socially within the school environment.

In this role, you will work closely with class teachers and other professionals to plan and deliver tailored learning activities, provide educational and emotional support, and assist with routines, transitions, and behaviour management. You will contribute to creating a positive, inclusive, and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and able to thrive.

Our School

Shenfield High School is a standalone 11-18 Academy with a comprehensive ethos and commitment to high academic standards supported by a significant investment in pastoral care and wellbeing.

The school is conveniently located close to Shenfield mainline station on the line into London Liverpool Street and home to the eastern terminus of the new cross rail Elizabeth Line.

For more information about the role, please see our Candidate Information Pack

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 Shenfield High School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shenfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shenfield-high-school-brentwood

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