SEND Learning Assistant

Harrow Lodge Primary School, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4BP

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,652.00 Annually (Actual) Hours: 8.30am - 3.30pm with a 30 minute lunch break

SEND Learning Assistant job summary

We require the successful applicant to:

• Demonstrates experience or a strong passion for working with pupils with complex needs.

• Able to work flexibly as a Flexible Learning Assistant, moving between classes in response to the needs of the school.

• Experienced in supporting pre-verbal children and pupils with a wide range of SEND.

• Willing to provide intimate personal care, including nappy changing.

• Proven track record of successfully supporting children with special educational needs.

In addition to the above, we would like the applicant to be sensitive to children’s varying needs, be able to work under the guidance of the teaching team, Inclusion Manager and Leadership Team and, crucially, to have a sense of humour (essential in this environment!)

The post is on a fixed term basis from September 2026 - August 2027

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to ensuring that all staff employed at the school have obtained satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service clearance.

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

Harrow Lodge Primary is committed to safeguarding our children. We follow safer recruitment practices which include, but are not limited to, applying for enhanced DBS checks on all newly appointed staff.

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 Harrow Lodge Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harrow Lodge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harrow-lodge-primary-school-hornchurch

At Harrow Lodge Primary School, we aim:

To provide a welcoming environment where children, parents, carers and staff are happy, healthy and safe and are valued for their individuality, culture and beliefs.

To build a community comprising of children, parents, staff and governors where everyone’s role is of equal importance and the success of the community rests on each person fulfilling their roles to the very best of their ability.

To develop a community of kind and caring individuals who are dedicated to listening to the needs of others and working together as a team.

To provide the highest possible standard of education so that all pupils, regardless of background, are challenged and achieve their full potential.

To instil a lifelong love of reading and learning in our pupils through our enthusiastic and engaging teaching.

To prepare our pupils as kind, knowledgeable, well-rounded individuals who are ready to meet the next stage of their education with positivity and confidence.

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