Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Havant; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is partnering with a coeducational secondary school in Havant seeking Learning Support Assistants for a September 2026 start. This is a full-time, temp-to-perm role, term-time only plus one week (39 weeks plus 1 week in the summer). Hours are 8:00–16:00, Monday to Thursday, and 8:00–15:30 on Friday.

The role focuses on SEN support in class, groups, and 1:1 settings, including pastoral duties. Candidates with experience in EAL or ELSA would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with SEN is beneficial.
• Strong desire to support learners to overcome barriers to learning.
• High standard of communication, numeracy and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Support students with special educational needs to progress towards targets.
• Provide in-class, small group and one-to-one interventions.
• Support exam access arrangements and pastoral needs.

Skills

SEN experience

Strong communication

Pastoral support

Job description

Overview

Teaching Personnel work in partnership with a coeducational secondary school located in Havant, graded 'GOOD' by Ofsted. The school are seeking learning support assistants to join the department from September 2026 on a full-time, temp to perm basis.

Beneficial: Candidates with training in, or experience in EAL (English as a Foreign Language) and/or ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) would be advantageous to this post.

The role

SEN key workers: To support the teaching and welfare of children with special educational needs to progress towards the class/individual targets set. These will include supporting children with things such as sensory impairment, speech and language impairments, attention, and concentration difficulties, learning difficulties and those who are emotionally vulnerable. This support will come in a variety of forms such as in class, group interventions, one to one intervention, mentoring, exam access arrangements and encompass both academic and pastoral needs.

Contract and schedule: This position is term time only plus one week. 39 school weeks plus 1 additional week to be worked in the summer holidays. Full time working hours are 8am - 4pm Monday - Thursday and 8am - 3.30pm Friday.

Requirements and profile

• Experience of working with young people with special educational needs or experience of social communication difficulties would be beneficial, but not essential.
• The school is looking for passionate people who have a strong desire to support young people to overcome their barriers to learning.
• Candidates must have a high standard of communication, numeracy and literacy and be able to promote these effectively to ensure outstanding academic outcomes for our young people.

If you would be interested in this position, please apply now with your CV.