Learning Support Assistant and Midday Supervisor

Croydon Education Partnership; Croydon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational partnership is seeking a passionate Learning Support Assistant to inspire children at Forest Academy Primary School. The role includes providing essential support and supervision, with promoting children's welfare at the core. The position offers ongoing professional development and a commitment to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Ongoing professional development

Generous Annual Leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Eye care voucher scheme

Enhanced Family Friendly Pay

Extensive Training and Induction program

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in an educational setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students and assist in their learning.
• Act as a Midday Supervisor, overseeing lunch and play activities.

Skills

Resilience

Passion for education

Ambition

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

Contract:Fixed-Term – Term-Time Only (plus inset days)

Duration:12 Months

Start Date:28th August 2025

End Date: 31st August 2026

Salary Range: NJC Outer London Grade 3, Spine Point 5-7, £28,521.00 FTE – £29,346.00 FTE of Pro-rata – £22,913.55 FTE – £23,576.35 FTE)

Hours of Work: 8.30am – 3:30pm

LSA role responsibilities– 27.5 hours per week

MDS role responsibilities– 5 hours per week

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, is a family of schools across Croydon, Medway and Greenwich who aim to offer a life changing education to children. Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve.

Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Friendship, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child.

What sets us apart from others is the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of educational thinking and practice, supported by excellent training and development and opportunities to take part in ground breaking research projects and collaborative work with talented and innovative colleagues, both at a local and national level.

Forest Academy Primary School works to provide an exceptional learning experience for our wonderful children.Our vision is to ensure children receive the very best education.We aim to make a life-changing difference within our diverse community of Croydon.

We are seeking:

To appoint a resilient, passionate and ambitious Learning Support Assistant/Midday Supervisor to join our school and partnership to inspire a generation of children.

Our benefits:

• Ongoing professional development;
• Commitment to staff wellbeing (members of the staff wellbeing charter);
• Generous Annual Leave;
• Annual Incremental Pay Increases;
• Enhanced Family Friendly Pay (maternity, paternity/enhanced sickness pay);
• Local Government Pension Scheme;
• Eye care voucher scheme;
• Extensive Training and Induction program.

All aspects of the application form must be fully completed to be considered for shortlisting, furthermore, please ensure that the Personal Statement in your application form addresses how you meet the duties outlined in the Person Specification.Please note we do not accept CV’s, to apply, please complete the Inspire Partnership Recruitment Form and Equal Opportunities form, that is in the attached to this Job Advert.

Further details about this vacancy and the job description can be found below.

To discuss this opportunity, please contact Mrs Lloyd(Headteacher) [e-mail]

We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process. Early applications are advised, as interviews will be ongoing.

For enquiries or an application pack please contact Janine Fernandes on 07706 829 391 or by [e-mail]

Please note we will only accept applications from candidates who have documentary evidence that they have the right to work in the UK.

Forest Academy Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.