Learning Support Assistant

Outcomes First Group; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading independent specialist school as a Learning Support Assistant, supporting teachers and inspiring students with varied needs. Enjoy a rewarding role in a supportive environment, with a focus on safeguarding and pupil welfare. Experience in SEN/ASC is desirable, but personal qualities are equally valued. Benefit from a 4-Day Working Week trial, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

'Your Wellbeing Matters' support services

Health, wellbeing, and insurance options

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Qualifications

• Experience in an SEN/ASC environment is desirable.
• Calm, engaging, and motivated to help pupils.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in creative teaching approaches.
• Assist in lesson planning and delivery.
• Build positive relationships to promote learning.

Skills

Teamwork

Resilience

Motivation

Education

GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English

Job description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join.

Role: Learning Support Assistant

Location: Longdon Hall School, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS15 4PT

Salary: GBP20,906.25 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our close-knit team at Longdon Hall School, part of Acorn Education.

About the Role

We are looking for experienced Learning Support Assistants to join our team. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will support our teachers to take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their educational needs, maximising achievement, and ability to develop.

This is a great opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant who is looking to start or continue their career in Education and is motivated to inspire learning in pupils with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding, and you will be working in a school where safeguarding is a priority, pupils are listened to, respected, and involved in decisions.

Our focus is on quality, and we seek a Learning Support Assistant who can work with individual and small groups of pupils, prepare classrooms and materials, and build positive relationships to promote interaction and learning. Support roles include assisting in lesson planning and delivery in a creative and positive environment.

Previous experience in an SEN/ASC environment is desirable, but support skills, motivation, resilience, and personal qualities are equally important. This role suits individuals from customer-facing industries like retail, hospitality, or leisure, seeking a meaningful role that impacts pupils' lives.

We need candidates who share our vision to build futures by empowering students to be happy and successful.

Qualifications: GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English. You should be calm, engaging, resilient, enjoy teamwork, and be genuinely motivated to help pupils reach their potential.

About Us

Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged 7 to 18, catering to pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our team works together to ensure positive outcomes for pupils who often arrive with challenging views of education and life.

This opportunity is in Lichfield, within commuting distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent, and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education, part of Outcomes First Group, pioneering new approaches for measurable outcomes.

In 2024, Outcomes First Group was certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth consecutive year.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important, and you will receive an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with optional contributions
• 'Your Wellbeing Matters' mental health and health support services

Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, offers additional benefits such as:

• Health, wellbeing, and insurance options
• Discounts in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and fertility support

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupils' welfare. All applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS check.

We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more personal time. The 4DWW is subject to successful probation and is not a contractual benefit.