Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Calm atmosphere

Facilities excellent

PD programme

Staff wellbeing events

Induction programme

Career development

Job summary

St Richard's in Bexhill-on-Sea is seeking a dedicated teaching assistant to support pupils across the school. You will help with learning tasks, provide individual attention, and assist with safeguarding and wellbeing.

The role requires good English and maths basics, strong communication, and a collaborative approach within a caring school community. The school offers a supportive induction, professional development, and a positive, calm environment where staff, pupils, parents, and governors

Qualifications

• Good standard of education in English and Maths (grade C/4 or above).
• Experience of supporting children in a classroom environment, including those with special educational needs.
• Experience of using technology to support pupils in the classroom.
• Knowledge of health, safety and security requirements in learning environments.
• Ability to use language and other communication skills that pupils can understand.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils and empathise with their needs.
• Active listening skills.
• Ability to implement agreed behaviour management strategies.
• Ability to provide levels of individual attention and help with tasks as appropriate.
• Constructive feedback to pupils to reinforce self-esteem.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a school team.
• Ability to work within school policies (e.g., safeguarding).
• Willingness to provide practical assistance, including physical support, and undertake relevant training.

Skills

Education in English and Maths

Classroom support experience

Technology to support pupils

Health and safety knowledge

Clear communication with pupils

Relationship building with pupils

Active listening

Behaviour management

One-to-one learning support

Feedback to pupils

Team player

Policy awareness (safeguarding, etc.)

Willingness for practical assistance

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A good standard of education particularly in English and Mathematics (grade C/4 or above).
• Experience of supporting children in a classroom environment, including those with special educational needs.
• Experience of using technology to support pupils in the classroom.
• Knowledge of the legal and organisational requirements for maintaining the health, safety and security of yourself and others in the learning environment.
• Ability to use language and other communication skills that pupils can understand and relate to.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils and empathise with their needs.
• Ability to demonstrate active listening skills.
• Ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies.
• Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils' needs, encouraging the pupil to stay on task.
• Ability to offer constructive feedback to pupils to reinforce self-esteem.
• Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team.
• Ability to work within and apply all school policies eg behaviour management, safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities etc.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality on all school matters.
• Willingness to provide practical assistance to a pupil, including physical support where required, and undergo relevant training to support this.

What the school offers its staff

• We are a happy, thriving school community where respect for one another is key.
• Ours is a caring school. Visitors always comment on the calm, friendly and warm atmosphere of our school
• Facilities are excellent as well as vibrant.
• Behaviour for learning is outstanding as are many of our lessons.
• In spite of being a coastal school, we achieve strong outcomes for all groups of pupils.
• The staff are fantastic as are the pupils, parents and Governors.
• Our Professional Development Programme is excellent.
• Your induction to the school will be first class, ensuring that you feel valued and a key contributor very early on.
• Enrichment is a huge strength of the school.
• You will be supported to develop your career here at St Richard's.
• We have a strong programme of staff wellbeing/social events such as yoga sessions, sports activities, country walks, sketchbook circle, Christmas cake baking and decorating, Christmas decorations making and staff choir.
• We offer sports activities, weekend walks for the family and other staff events. We have so many activities as people genuinely care about each other and organise activities for the benefit of their colleagues.
• Bexhill is a lovely place in which to live and work with Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton on the doorstep.
• We are 'human'. We do not expect perfection. We fully acknowledge that maintaining a first class school is about all pulling together, learning from each other and supporting one another with challenges. Everyone has their strengths and areas for development. We work as a team to ensure strong outcomes for all our pupils.
• We do not expect you to be Catholic. We have staff of different denominations and staff of no religion. As long as you feel happy and, above all, committed to support our Catholic ethos, we would warmly welcome your application.

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.