Learning Support Assistant
Starks Field Primary School, London, N9 9SJ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2026
Closing date
15 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week x 39 weeks per year (term time only)
Contract type
- Fixed term - One Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,617 -£24,968 p.a
Pay scale
- Scale 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs (e.g. ASD, visual impairment, emotional and behaviour, dyslexia, etc.) and with behaviour management;
- Physically fit to support children physically and provide physical support throughout the school day as appropriate. This may include, but is not limited to, lifting, carry8ing or using safer restraint training techniques with pupils as required:
- Ability to support and assist children’s pastoral needs, e.g. dressing/intimate care/going to the toilet/changing nappies/caring for sick, injured or distressed children;
- Knowledge of the Foundation Stage Curriculum and the National Curriculum;
- Practical knowledge of supporting individual pupils or small groups under the teacher’s direction;
- Ability to manage and supervise pupils;
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
- Ability to converse at ease and at an appropriate level in accurate English with pupils, parents/carers and visitors to the school;
- Ability to use ICT for teaching and learning;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Ability to use sense of humour to deal effectively with children;
- Ability to cope with and adapt to change;
- Ability to work co-operatively and flexibly within a changing and dynamic team;
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to develop and maintain appropriate boundaries with pupils
- An understanding of the importance of confidentiality
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed to promote the welfare of all children
Commitment to providing excellence all round
What the school offers its staff
• We offer one Wellbeing Day a year to all staff.
• Professional development and personalized training is available regularly and to all staff;
• We have a supportive Senior Leadership Team and a welcoming and friendly staff body.
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Starks Field Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 185 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Starks Field Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@starksfield.enfield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8887 6060
Starks Field is a community mixed Primary and Nursery School taking children from 3-11 years. Admission to the Nursery and the Main School are subject to separate applications and criteria, more details are included in the admissions section.
Starks Field is a happy, vibrant, inclusive school set in extensive grounds where children can develop into independent learners. At Starks Field we work to ensure that children feel secure in a caring environment which we endeavour to create at all times. We value parent’s contributions and hope that the partnership between home and school will provide a strong foundation for all pupils to grow and develop to their full potential.
Arranging a visit to Starks Field Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@starksfield.enfield.sch.uk.
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