Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for:

We are looking for a Primary SEN 1:1 Teaching Assistant with a professional qualification or extensive experience of children with special educational needs. You will have a positive approach and be keen to broaden your knowledge; however, it is essential that you have good subject knowledge with excellent Literacy and Numeracy skills.

What the school offers its staff

Our Primary School is a good school (OFSTED November 2025) located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Thamesmead. It is a three form entry with pupils aged 2 to 11 years old. It also has a designated provision for autistic pupils.

·         £95-£120 per day

·         Full time, Long term

·         Immediate start

·         Will need to have a DBS on the update system or be willing to obtain one

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

·         Meet NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience in SEN

·         Excellent numeracy / literacy / ICT skills - equivalent to

·         NVQ level 2/GCSE in English and Maths

·         Full working knowledge of relevant policies / codes of practice / legislation

·         Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes

·         Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning

·         Understanding of the range of support services / providers

Experience

·         Experience of working with children of primary age

·         Experience of working with children with additional needs

·         Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour

·         Excellent numeracy / literacy skills

·         Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving

·         Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

·         Ability to relate well to children and adults

·         Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

To apply for this Learning Support Assistant role, please get in touch today! We are recruiting for this Learning Support Assistant role now and will be interviewing ASAP.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment for this Learning Support Assistant role. As a Learning Support Assistant role, you will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful Learning Support Assistant role candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.  This Learning Support Assistant role post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Apply for this Learning Support Assistant role opportunity by sending your CV to Chloe at Clarus Education. You will be contacted by your personal consultant (if shortlisted) for the Learning Support Assistant role within 48 hours.

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