LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT - NEWPORT

St George's School; Newport; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

St. George's School in Newport is seeking a permanent Learning Support Assistant to work with students facing complex medical and behavioral challenges. The role involves mentoring, supporting staff, and ensuring a high level of safeguarding. With a commitment to professional development, the school offers a supportive environment for both students and staff.

Benefits

Wide range of training opportunities for career development

Supportive and skilled staff team

Creative learning environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with students who have High Needs/SEND.
• Ability to demonstrate personal resilience.
• Strong focus on safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Support students with complex medical and behavioral challenges.
• Provide 1-2-1 and small group mentoring.
• Assist in planning and delivering activities.

Skills

Personal resilience

Student focus

Job description

ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

Watergate Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW

Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Headteacher: Mrs Steff Gleeson, BA Hons PGCE

St. George’s School is a unique provision for SEN as a secondary school for students with severe and complex needs.

Within our community everyone is considered as an individual and is valued equally; everyone is made to feel welcome and has a voice.

Our school is a safe place for our students to achieve, have fun and to develop skills towards individual, informed paths. As staff, we support our students to learn to make choices for now and the future, and to become as independent and self-sufficient as possible, celebrating our achievements and working towards being the best we can be.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of then we would love to hear from you, as we recruit for the following role:

PERMANENT CLASS BASED SPECIALIST

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT - NEWPORT

Salary - Hay Grade 5, £25,584 to £25,992 pa (full-time equivalent)

£18,116 - £18,406 pa, (actual) paid in equal instalments across 12 month

Hours per week – 31.25 (full-time), 38 weeks per year

THE ROLE

As a Specialist LSA you will work with students at St George’s School and within the community, with complex medical and behavioural challenges, alongside PMLD/ASC diagnosis. You will support other staff to increase their knowledge of individual needs and work towards implementing specific programs that enable us as a School to respond positively to our students.

Your role will include 1-2-1 and small group mentoring, as well as supporting in the planning and delivery of activities within area. You will also be required to support individuals requiring complex medical interventions and will therefore be required to undertake/update specialist training as necessary.

It is essential that applicants possess the following:

• Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Medical, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.
• Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• A strong student focus holding safeguarding at the centre of their practice.

In return we can offer

• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Please contact Jenny Holmes at [e-mail] for further details and an application pack.

Application forms are also available to download from the school website at

www.stgeorges-school.co.uk

Closing date: Friday, 6^th June 2025