SEND LSA

Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3AF

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 September 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  26 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday - Term Time Only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until August 2026
• Pay scale: JG3 SCP 5 - 6, £25,583 - £25,989

What skills and experience we're looking for

Christ Church CE Primary School is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Learning Support Assistant to join our SEND support staff team to work with children who have a range of learning, medical and behaviour needs. This will involve partly working 1:1 with children mainly in Key stage 1 but would need to be flexible across the key stages.

The ability to work as part of a team under the direction of class teachers is essential; however, we are also looking for people who are able to use their initiative to fully support the child’s learning, work, medical needs and behaviour, through any programmes of support as indicated on the child’s Education and Health Care Plan and MAT learning plans. This will include ensuring all appropriate learning resources and materials are available and ready to use and will also involve supporting the pupil for part of lunchtime.

Specific requirements of the posts include:

Trained in a synthetic phonics scheme i.e., ULS (Full training can be provided on our current program if required))

• Forming a positive relationship and responding to the child’s individual needs as appropriate
• Adapting activities and tasks to enable the child to access the curriculum
• Liaising with parents and outside agencies relating to specific programmes of support
• Keeping accurate records of achievements and progress
• Responding to any health or welfare needs
• Forming trusting professional relationships with staff and parents/carers
• Working closely with the class teacher and job share partner

What the school offers its staff

Christchurch School is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We can offer the successful candidate:

• A friendly and skilled team of colleagues committed to providing a quality education to our pupils

• Highly supportive, governors, parents and fantastic pupils
• A ‘Good’ school as evidenced by Ofsted in its most recent inspection
• Opportunities for staff development and training
• An exciting and broad curriculum with up-to-date researched based pedagogy
• A warm Christian ethos
• An inclusive and supportive environment.

We are looking for a confident, caring person who can demonstrate appropriate skills and recent school- based experience to join our hard-working and supportive school team. Experience of supporting children with a range of either medical, SEMH or additional learning needs is essential.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

https://www.kaleidoscopemat.co.uk/uploads/9/4/7/2/94728976/safeguarding_policy_kmat_2023.pdf

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.

Upload additional documents

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About Christ Church Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Christ Church Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: office@christchurchprimaryschool.org
• Phone number: 01934620738
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-weston-super-mare

We understand that you expect nothing less than the very best for your child. We have that same expectation too; indeed, we make no apologies in our stated aim to become the best school in Weston-super-Mare! Success breeds success we feel, and that energy can be felt throughout our school.

At Christ Church we pride ourselves in being a community of learners. It is a school where we make time for children, listen to their needs, hopes and fears and support them in becoming effective, ambitious and successful adults. We believe that learning is a life-long process and that belief informs all that we do. Ours is a school where relationships are strong, and this enables children to have a safe platform from which to explore their ideas, take risks and develop their understanding of the world.

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