Learning Support Assistant

St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3rd November 2025

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,627.23 - £17,796.65 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band A Point 1 - 6

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Fixed term contract to 31st August 2026

Salary: Thurrock Band A Point 1 - 6

30 hours per week

Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:00pm (30-minute unpaid break)

37 weeks per year - term time only

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible Learning Support Assistant to join our established team. The ideal candidate will have the appropriate skills and qualities to work with and support pupils with learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• The ability to communicate with other members of staff effectively
• The ability to build a strong professional relationship with the pupils and their families
• Assisting pupil achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher of progress/problems
• Good organisational skills
• Good behaviour management skills
• Good basic English and Mathematics (GCSE Level 4 - 9 or equivalent)
• Good record keeping skills (Progress and medical where required)
• A passion for the impact teaching and learning can have on improving pupil outcomes
• A commitment to supporting the delivery of education of the highest standard

St Clere’s School is a high achieving, oversubscribed school with a “Good” Ofsted rating and consistently high student outcomes, demand for places is increasing year on year. We are a popular choice for families because our students succeed in many ways and are taught by staff who teach with great energy and expertise in an environment that has great facilities.

St Clere’s School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:   

• Two-week October half term
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools  
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance  
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools  
• Recognition of continuous service    
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust    
• Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme    
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff  
• National Conditions of Service   
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme  

If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Anna Brownhr@osborne.coop or 01375 648907.  

St Clere’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.     

Please note: We may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

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.

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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 St Clere's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1438 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Clere's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clere-s-school-stanford-le-hope

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