Learning Support Assistant (LSA) - Upminster, Essex

Teaching Personnel; London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful coeducational secondary school in Upminster is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to support students' educational and emotional needs. The role involves working closely with staff to ensure inclusivity and support for students with varying learning needs, including SEND. This is a temporary position that may lead to permanency, with a commitment to safeguarding student welfare at the heart of the role.

Benefits

Professional growth and career development

Supportive and creative team environment

Well-resourced and modern educational setting

Opportunity to make a genuine impact on young lives

Qualifications

• Must have qualifications and training appropriate for this role.
• Experience in supporting students with varying learning needs, including SEND.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support the educational, emotional, and social needs of students.
• Work closely with teaching staff and other professionals.
• Potentially involved in intimate care for pupils.

Skills

Inspiration

Compassion

Flexibility

Emotional Intelligence

Clear-thinking

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualifications for Learning Support Assistant

Job description

Learning Support Assistant (LSA) - Upminster, Essex
Salary: £28,929 per annum | Pro-rata: £21,962.15
Grade 3, SCP 6 (Outer London)
Contract Type: Term Time Only (39 working weeks, paid at 40 weeks)
Hours: 31.25 hours per week, 5 days per week
Location: Upminster, Essex

Our client, a highly successful and oversubscribed coeducational secondary school based in Upminster, is seeking to appoint ambitious, effective, and experienced Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to join their inclusive and forward-thinking school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant learning environment that places student success and wellbeing at the heart of everything it does. The school is part of a growing Multi-Academy Trust committed to providing outstanding education and promoting a culture of aspiration and achievement.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will support the educational, emotional, and social needs of students across the school, including those with additional needs. You will work closely with teaching staff and other professionals to ensure that every student has the opportunity to thrive. The role may involve intimate care for pupils and requires compassion, discretion, and professionalism.

• An excellent practitioner who can inspire and motivate students

• Passionate about inclusion and improving educational life chances for all

• Able to work flexibly and effectively as part of a team

• Confident in supporting students with varying learning needs, including SEND

• Clear-thinking, outward-looking, and emotionally intelligent

• Committed to safeguarding and promoting student welfare

• Join a highly skilled, supportive, and creative team

• Be part of a forward-thinking trust with Training School status

• Work in a well-resourced and modern educational environment

• Be supported in your professional growth and career development

• Make a genuine impact on the lives of young people

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All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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