Aspiring Family Support Worker – Learning Support Assistant Reading

Milk Education; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education support agency in Reading is seeking an Aspiring Family Support Worker to support vulnerable children. This full-time role involves building relationships, providing emotional and academic support, and working with therapies in a nurturing environment. Ideal candidates are graduates in relevant fields and have a passion for helping at-risk youth. Opportunities for permanent roles available.

Benefits

Wellbeing support

Career coaching

24/7 access to a personal consultant

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of trauma and mental health challenges.
• Experience working with young people in challenging circumstances is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to offer empathy and a restorative approach.

Responsibilities

• Build trust and provide emotional support to students.
• Support children who have experienced trauma.
• De-escalate challenging behaviours using therapeutic approaches.
• Help deliver structured inclusive lessons.
• Encourage resilience and social skills among students.
• Collaborate with therapists and safeguarding teams.

Skills

Understanding of trauma

Empathy

Patience

Communication skills

Education

Graduates in Youth & Community Work, Psychology, Criminology, or Social Work

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Milk Education

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Reading, United Kingdom

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13.08.2025

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Aspiring Family Support Worker – Learning Support Assistant Reading

Aspiring Family Support Worker – Learning Support Assistant Reading

Learning Support Assistant role in a specialist SEN school in Reading

–Location:Reading
–Salary:£101.40 per day
–Start Date:September 2025 and Immediate starts, depending on your availability
–Contract:Full-time, Monday to Friday (8:30 am – 3:30 pm), Term Time Only
–Duration:Until the end of the academic year, with potential for a permanent role

Are you aYouth & Community graduate, Psychology or Criminology graduate, or someone passionate aboutfamily support and safeguarding vulnerable young people? Do you want hands-on experience working with children who haveexperienced trauma, face mental health challenges, or are at risk of exploitation?

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Milk Education is recruiting for aLearning Support Assistant (LSA)role in a specialist school inReading, supportingvulnerable children with an EHCP for their mental health. These children have often beenexposed to trauma and may be at risk of manipulation or county lines involvement. The school takes arestorative, nurturing approach, focusing onbuilding trust before academic progress – connecting before content.

This role is anexcellent stepping stonefor aspiringFamily Support Workers, Youth Workers, Social Workers, or those interested in safeguarding, psychology, or criminal justice.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Building strong, trusting relationshipswith students to provide emotional and academic support.
• Supporting children who haveexperienced trauma, social exclusion, or difficult home environments.
• De-escalating challenging behavioursusing therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches.
• Assisting teachers in deliveringstructured, inclusive lessonstailored to emotional needs.
• Encouraging resilience, independence, and social skillsto help pupils re-engage with education.
• Working withtherapists, pastoral staff, and safeguarding teamsto ensure children receive the right interventions.

What We’re Looking For:

• Graduates in Youth & Community Work, Psychology, Criminology, Social Work, or related fields.
• Aspiring Family Support Workers, Youth Workers, Social Workers, or Safeguarding Officers.
• Individuals with a deep understanding of trauma, vulnerability, and mental health challenges.
• Understanding– Knowing your own why and sincerity base is incredibly important,
• Those who can offerempathy, patience, and a restorative approachto working with children.
• Candidates withexperience (voluntary or paid) working with young people in challenging circumstances(desirable but not essential – training provided).

Why This Role?

• Gaindirect experiencesupportingat-risk and vulnerable childrenbefore progressing into family support or social care.
• Learn how toimplement restorative justice and trauma-informed practicesin an educational setting.
• Work in asupportive school environmentthat valuesmental health, emotional resilience, and holistic child development.
• Accessspecialist training and mentoringto develop your career in youth and family support.
• Opportunity tosecure a permanent rolefor the right candidate.

Why Join Milk Education?

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Milk Education is apeople-focused, purpose-driven agency, dedicated to helping aspiring professionals gainmeaningful experience in education and social care.

• Wellbeing support and career coaching
• 24/7 access to your personal consultant
• Opportunities for long-term and permanent roles

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