Learning Support Assistant - Outreach

Outcomes First Group; Highweek; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Flexible Benefits Platform

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Job summary

Fieldstone School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant - Outreach to support students who may need a different approach to engage with their education, both on-site and in outreach settings, including homes, alternative provisions and community locations.

You will plan personalised activities, build trusting relationships, and help students develop confidence and independence while working with teachers and allied professionals. A full UK driving licence and flexibility are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with relevant age groups within an educational or learning environment.
• Experience supporting children or young people with additional needs.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.
• Ability to work across different locations and adapt approach to individual students.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Training or knowledge of relevant curriculum or learning strategies.
• Flexibility to respond to changing situations and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support students on-site and in outreach settings, including homes, alternative provisions and community locations.
• Help plan and deliver personalised learning activities for individual students and small groups.
• Build positive, trusting relationships that encourage re-engagement with education.
• Create calm, structured and supportive learning environments wherever learning takes place.
• Encourage positive behavior, confidence and independence.
• Monitor student progress and contribute to reports and assessments.
• Work with teachers, therapists and other professionals to provide consistent support.
• Champion inclusion, safeguarding and student welfare across all environments.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Flexibility

Resilience

Literacy

Numeracy

Driving licence

Record-keeping

Job description

Take Learning Beyond the Classroom and Help Young People Reconnect with Education. At Fieldstone School, we're looking for a positive, adaptable and resilient Learning Support Assistant - Outreach to support students who may need a different approach to engage successfully with their education. This isn't a role where every day is spent in the same classroom. You'll support students both on-site and across outreach settings, including students' homes, alternative provisions and community environments, creating learning opportunities that work around their individual needs. Working under the guidance of the Outreach Lead and Deputy Principal, you'll build trusting relationships with students, provide consistency and encouragement and help them develop the confidence and skills they need to overcome barriers and move forward. For someone who enjoys variety, building relationships and finding creative ways to engage young people, this is an opportunity to make a difference where your support may be needed most.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support students both on-site and in outreach settings, including homes, alternative provisions and community locations
• Help plan and deliver personalised learning activities for individual students and small groups
• Build positive, trusting relationships that encourage students to re-engage with education and recognise their potential
• Create calm, structured and supportive learning environments wherever learning takes place
• Encourage positive behavior, confidence, resilience and greater independence
• Monitor student progress, maintain accurate records and contribute to reports and assessments
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists and other professionals to provide consistent support around individual needs
• Champion inclusion, safeguarding and student welfare across every environment in which you work

We're looking for someone who can combine patience and empathy with flexibility and resilience.

You'll bring:

• A full, clean UK driving licence
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience working with relevant age groups within an educational or learning environment
• Experience supporting children or young people with additional needs
• The confidence to work across different locations and adapt your approach to individual students
• Experience of general administrative or clerical tasks and maintaining accurate records
• Training or knowledge of relevant curriculum or learning strategies
• The flexibility to respond positively to changing situations and priorities

Fieldstone School is an independent day school supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in society aged 5-16-students who may struggle to access mainstream education for a variety of reasons. These can include behavioural, emotional, or educational challenges, difficulties associated with the autistic spectrum, sensory processing disorders, attachment difficulties, or experiences of trauma.

We are committed to ensuring that every student reaches their full potential academically and personally. As a day school, we provide an alternative to residential education, helping students develop independence, social skills, and resilience while remaining in their home environment. Fieldstone School operates in line with Devon County Council's Section 175 safeguarding requirements, demonstrating our commitment to the safety and welfare of all students. At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity. We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support