Learning Support Assistant - Isleworth

AMA Admin; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Milk Education is recruiting Learning Support Assistants for a specialist alternative provision in Isleworth. The role focuses on providing targeted support to pupils with anxiety, EBSA and other needs in a small, nurturing setting. It offers hands-on experience for graduates pursuing psychology, therapy or related fields.

You will work 1:1 and in small groups, building therapeutic relationships and applying trauma-informed, person-centred approaches to help pupils re-engage with learning.

Qualifications

• Psychology or therapy graduate
• Interested in educational psychology/therapy roles
• Experience with children and young people is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small group support to pupils with anxiety, EBSA, autism and additional learning needs
• Build therapeutic, trusting relationships with young people who may resist engagement
• Support emotional regulation and help pupils with transitions, routines and social situations
• Implement individual support plans in collaboration with teachers, therapists and external professionals
• Encourage communication, independence and confidence through patience and consistency
• Use trauma-informed and person-centred strategies to re-engage pupils with learning

Skills

1:1 support

Small group support

Trauma-informed

Person-centred approaches

Education

Psychology or therapy degree

Job description

Learning Support Assistant - Specialist Alternative Provision Isleworth, London | £115 per day | Full-time | Immediate Start

Are you a psychology or therapy graduate looking for the experience that sets your application apart?

If you are working towards a career in educational psychology, forensic psychology or occupational therapy - or simply want to confirm that working with children and young people is the right path for you - this role offers exactly the kind of hands-on, meaningful experience that postgraduate programmes and employers are looking for.

Milk Education is recruiting Learning Support Assistants on behalf of a specialist alternative provision in Isleworth. This is not a typical classroom assistant role. You will be working in a small, nurturing setting specifically designed for children and young people who have been unable to access mainstream education due to anxiety, emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), autism, trauma, and complex emotional needs.

About the setting

The provision sits at the heart of West London - one of London's most diverse and forward-thinking boroughs - and works with young people who have often had difficult or damaging experiences in traditional education. The focus is on rebuilding trust, emotional safety and a love of learning, using trauma-informed, person-centred approaches delivered by a skilled multidisciplinary team. Class sizes are small, support is personalised, and the progress pupils make is genuinely significant.

What you will be doing

• Providing 1:1 and small group support to pupils with anxiety, EBSA, autism and additional learning needs


• Building therapeutic, trusting relationships with young people who may initially resist engagement with adults


• Supporting emotional regulation and helping pupils manage transitions, routines and social situations


• Implementing individual support plans in collaboration with teachers, therapists and external professionals


• Encouraging communication, independence and confidence through patience and consistency


• Using trauma-informed and person-centred strategies to help pupils gradually re-engage with learning

Why this role is ideal for your career

Working in this setting gives you direct, documented experience across areas central to careers in psychology, therapy and SEND - including supporting children with EBSA and anxiety, understanding how trauma shapes behaviour and learning, applying person-centred approaches in a real educational context, and contributing to multi-agency working alongside teachers, therapists and clinical professionals.

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