Learning support assistant

Shorefields; Colchester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional staff team

Impact on child life

Supportive leadership

Job summary

Shorefields in Colchester is seeking a Learning Support Assistant on a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2027. This part-time role is 27.5 hours per week, with a split schedule: 08:45–11:45 and 12:45–15:15, Monday to Friday, starting 02 November 2026.

You will support children emotionally and academically, supervise activities, use visual schedules, and work closely with the class teacher to implement targeted learning programmes and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Supervise play and learning; check understanding of activities.
• Balance providing support with opportunities for independent work.
• Provide access to visual aids and concrete learning resources.
• Help express needs and wishes.
• Use Now/Next visual schedules to structure activities.
• Foster involvement and cooperative play.
• Collaborate closely with the class teacher.
• Deliver specified intervention programmes.
• Support smooth physical transitions between activities.

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC2069-78S Position Type: Teaching/Child Support Pay Range: Scale 3 Point 6

Position Start Date: 02/11/2026 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Fixed

Application Close: 11/09/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: 18th September 2026

Learning Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 31/08/2027)

27.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:45am - 11:45am and 12:45pm - 15.15pm)

Are you passionate about supporting children emotionally and academically? If so, we would love you to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Supervise play/learning and check understanding of activities
• Create a careful balance of providing support and providing opportunities to work/play independently
• Provide access to visual aids and concrete learning resources to support learning
• Help express needs and wishes
• Use strategies such as Now/Next visual schedules
• Facilitate involvement and participation in cooperative play
• Work closely with the class teacher
• Deliver specified programmes of intervention
• Support physical transitions

Benefits

• The opportunity to be part of a hardworking, professional staff team
• The chance to make a significant impact on the life of a child
• A supportive leadership team and Governing Board
• A commitment to improvement and an openness to new ideas

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.