SEND Learning Support Assistant
Thameside Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM17 6EF18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
5th October 2026
Closing date
21 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £17,090.00 - £18,291.00 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band A - Point 1-6
SEND Learning Support Assistant job summary
SEND Learning Support Assistant
Salary: Thurrock Band A Point 1-6
(£17,090 - £18,291 actual salary per annum)
30 hours and 50 minutes per week
8.40am - 3.20pm (Monday-Friday) With a 30 minute unpaid lunch break
37 weeks of the year - term time only
Start Date: 5th October 2026
Fixed term until 31st August 2027
An opportunity has arisen for a SEND Learning Support Assistant with experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs to work in our successful team supporting students across the school. This role is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take on a crucial role to enable pupils access to learning, by supervising and assisting pupils and understanding how a child’s special educational needs impact on their social and emotional development.
We believe that all pupils in this community should be able to achieve their full potential through good and outstanding teaching and learning based on our Co-operative values. All pupils, parents, staff and other stakeholders are therefore encouraged to contribute to the school as an autonomous learning community.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to communicate with other members of staff effectively
- The ability to build strong professional relationships
- Their understanding of the Nurture approach, and the theory underlying a Nurture provision
- Assist with the planning of learning activities by identifying and preparing resources required to support lesson plans and learning outcomes.
- Good organisational skills
- Good behaviour management skills
- A proficiency in ICT
- Applicants must hold GCSE Grade 4 or above in both English and Maths
- Good record keeping skills (Progress and medical where required)
- A willingness to provide personal care
- A passion for the impact teaching and learning can have on improving life
- A commitment to supporting the delivery of education at the highest standard
Main duties will be:
- Supporting pupils, to ensure they are engaged in learning activities and improve outcomes for children
- To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom
- To act as a role model, setting high expectations of conduct and promoting positive pupil behaviour, to create a safe and inclusive learning environment
- To provide feedback to the relevant staff on the pupil’s progress, enabling lesson access and keeping pupil-related records
- To deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures about health & safety, welfare and wellbeing and safeguarding
- To establish positive relationships with the pupils
What the school can offer:
- Two-week October half term
- Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network
- 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
- 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 Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944. As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.
Thameside 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 disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If you feel you can continue to make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please complete an application form via My New Term Education Job Search | Find Teaching, Leadership & School Support Jobs
Closing date: Friday 21st August 2026 - 9.00am
Interview date: Friday 4th September 2026
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thameside Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 844 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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