Learning Support Assistant - Holmer Green Senior School

Buckinghamshire Council; Little Missenden; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking a full-time Learning Support Assistant to join the Learning Support Department at Holmer Green Senior School. The successful candidate will promote teaching and learning while supporting the needs of students. Responsibilities include motivating and encouraging students, as well as managing challenging behavior. Applicants should have a commitment to safeguarding students and hold GCSEs in English and Maths. The role offers a competitive salary within the Bucks pay range and includes various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Weekly activities like team sports

Brand new fitness suite

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an educational or care setting with adults or young people.

Responsibilities

• Promote teaching and learning with the Learning Support Department and Speech & Language ARP.

Skills

Commitment to safeguarding and well-being of students

Ability to deal with challenging behavior

Ability to motivate and encourage students

Education

GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths

Job description

Learning Support Assistant - Holmer Green Senior School

Holmer Green Senior School is seeking a permanent, full time LSA to join our Learning Support Department and our Speech and Language ARP. We are looking to start as soon as possible, with Bucks pay range 1‑2. It is a hugely varied and interesting role and we welcome applications from both experienced and less experienced candidates.

Position Details

• Term time only
• Salary type: Bucks Pay
• Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 1‑2: FTE £23,996 - £27,770 (depending on experience); Actual Salary £18,836 - £21,799
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time
• Closing date: 14/01/2026
• Interviews to be held: Week commencing 19th January

About us

Holmer Green is a popular 11 to 18 school with 1000+ students (100+ in the Sixth Form) and is expanding. As a school we are in the top 10% of schools nationally for KS4 progress and in the top 5% of schools nationally for KS5 progress. As part of our expansion plan we now have a range of new modern facilities.

We can offer 8 staff training days (not the 5 you find in most schools), a two week October half term, professional development of a high standard. We take our staff well‑being seriously and offer weekly activities, like team sports and a brand new fitness suite.

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to promote teaching and learning with our Learning Support Department and our Speech & Language ARP. This is a varied, challenging and highly interesting role and we are looking for either experienced or inexperienced candidates.

About you

• Commitment to the safeguarding and well‑being of all students and the ability to follow all school policy and procedures
• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths
• Experience of working within an educational or care setting with adults or young people.
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour
• Ability to motivate and encourage students

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Holmer Green Senior School is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all its students and therefore all appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, qualification and pre‑employment checks

As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search (including social media) as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self‑disclosure form and return prior to interview.