Learning Support Assistant

The Beaulieu Park School; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalised CPD

Collaborate across Trust schools

LGPS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

24/7 GP

Job summary

The Beaulieu Park School in Chelmsford is seeking a part-time Learning Support Assistant to support pupils across primary and secondary, including those with additional needs. The role runs 32.5 hours per week (8:30 – 15:30) 5 days a week, term time only with INSET days, and includes lunch duties.

A full enhanced DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required. Flexible working arrangements may be discussed at hire; staff benefit from CPD opportunities, staff wellbeing, and access to

Qualifications

• Commitment to supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs.
• Full enhanced DBS check required and eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils across Primary and Secondary at The Beaulieu Park School.
• Carry out lunch duties and assist in class as directed.
• Work within a highly supportive team and follow directions from staff.

Skills

Learning support

Cover supervisor

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

The Beaulieu Park School, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT

17 days remaining to apply

As soon as possible

10 September 2026

Job details

Job role

• Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our growing team in working acrossbothSecondary and Primary at The Beaulieu Park School.

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
• A commitment to a personalised program of CPD
• Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
• Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
• Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 24/7 GP.

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.

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our growing team in working acrossbothSecondary and Primary at The Beaulieu Park School.

You should be committed to supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs.

This post is for 5 days a week from 8.30am until 15.30pm (32.5 hours per week). The role will also include lunch duties (with a 30-minute lunch break). Term time only - Plus INSET days.

In this role, you would be working within a fantastic team, supporting all of our pupils, including those with additional needs in our Primary School. Applicants must be enthusiastic, positive and able to work on their own initiative, as well as follow direction from other members of the staff team. Please see the Job Description and person specification for full details.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
• A commitment to a personalised program of CPD
• Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
• Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
• Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 24/7 GP.

Contact us:

For more information about the school, or to have an informal conversation, please contact the school office on 01245 943400.

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs

and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an 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. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

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.