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A leading school specializing in speech and language support is seeking a Learning Support Assistant for a one-year fixed-term contract. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to enhance pupils' educational experience, focusing on communication and behavioral skills. Join a positive and inclusive environment helping children with complex needs succeed.
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Location: Meath School, Chertsey, Surrey
Salary: £21,175.87 per annum (FTE £23,824)
Contract Type: 1 year fixed term contract with a likely opportunity to extend.
Working pattern: 35 hours per week, 8:30am to 4:30pm
40 weeks per annum (term time plus up to one week during the school closure period)
Start date: September 2025
Role Overview:
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will join our multidisciplinary team, which includes Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other Learning Support Assistants. This rewarding role will see you play a vital part in providing classroom support and helping pupils develop communication, curriculum, social, and behavioural skills.
Key Responsibilities:
What we are looking for:
About Us:
Meath, a Speech and Language UK school, is a day and residential non-maintained primary special school for up to 75 pupils aged 4 to 11 years with complex speech and language challenges. Our most recent Ofsted report (2023) is highly positive about the work of the school and the progress which our children make. ‘Pupils are happy and safe, and they enjoy being in school. They comment that ‘everyone can have friends here’.
Safeguarding Statement
Speech and Language UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We carry out appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education the successful candidate’s employment is subject to an enhanced DBS and barred list check.
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search covering content that is in the public domain.
Accessibility Support:
We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you require any adjustments or need to apply in a different format, please contact our People Team at [emailprotected] and we will be happy to assist you.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!