Learning Support Assistant ( Special School)
Oak View School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1TSThis job expired on 6 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
6 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,339.72 - £17,100.88 Annually (Actual) Starting Salary Scale 3 £16339.72
Learning Support Assistant ( Special School) job summary
Have you ever considered supporting the Teaching and Learning of children and young people who have Special Needs?
We are looking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to join our hardworking and friendly team, working to support our special needs children aged 3-19 years,s covering a whole range of complex needs including ASD, SLD, PMLD and challenging behaviour.
Learning Support Assistant ( Special School)
Scale 3, spinal column point 5 to Scale 4, spinal column point 8. Salary £16339.72 up to top of scale£17100.88 ( Actual salary - depending on experience )
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday term time only, plus all inset days, 39 Weeks per year
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8.50 am - 3.20 pm Tuesday 8.50 am -4.20 pm (team meeting 3.20 pm -4.20 pm) every other Tuesday Friday 8.50 am – 1.10 pm
Training every Monday and Thursday, 3.20 pm- 4.20 pm - during your training period
Experience not needed in house training provided.
The successful candidate will need to:
hold a relevant qualification at NVQ Level 2 or above
Have some experience of working with children with a range of special educational needs
Have a caring nature
Be able to communicate effectively with children and adults
Be able to work as part of a team
In return we can offer:
Friendly experienced team
Training
Access to the local government pension scheme
A wellbeing package including an annual term time wellbeing day and Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust (EFSPT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS check and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. Online searches are conducted on all shortlisted candidates. EFSPT is committed to equality, and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do.
Further information about the job
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.
About Oak View School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oak View School website
School location
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