Learning Support & Cover Assistant (Preparatory Divisions)EDV/2026/NHS/91232

New Hall School; Boreham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits & CPD

Lunch without charge in term time

Discounted annual membership for New_H

Job summary

New Hall School is seeking a compassionate Learning Support & Cover Assistant (LSCA) for the Preparatory Divisions (Reception – Year 6). This full-time, term-time only role provides one-to-one support, small-group intervention and in-class assistance to pupils with SEND.

You will work with the SENDCo and teaching staff to implement targeted strategies, monitor progress and support safeguarding and wellbeing within a Catholic independent school community in Boreham, near Chelmsford.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with a range of SEND.
• Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small group support to pupils, helping them engage with learning and achieve targets.
• Deliver literacy, maths, language and fine motor skills interventions.
• Work with the SENDCo and teachers to implement pupil plans and targets.
• Monitor and record pupil progress and supervise classes.
• Support the co-curricular programme before/after school and assist on trips and residentials.

Skills

Experience with SEND

Teaching Assistant

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

A Level standard (or equivalent)

Job description

Learning Support & Cover Assistant (Preparatory Divisions) at New Hall School

Location: The Avenue, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HS

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: £26,833.00 - £29,278.00 Annually (FTE)

Salary Range: pro-rata'd £20,331pa-£22,252pa (S1-S3, fte £26,833pa-£29,278pa)

Closing Date: Midday, Wed 25th Nov, 2026

Start Date: January 2027

Positions Available: 1

About This Role

New Hall School is seeking to appoint a compassionate, adaptable and dedicated Learning Support & Cover Assistant (LSCA) to provide high-quality support to students across the Preparatory Divisions (Reception – Year 6) with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is a full-time, term-time only role that is varied and rewarding, combining one-to-one support, small group intervention and in-class assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• maintain and develop a sound knowledge of the strategies required to support pupils with SEND
• provide one-to-one and small group support to pupils, helping them to engage with learning, build confidence and work towards individual targets
• deliver small group interventions in literacy, maths, language and fine motor skills under the direction of the Preparatory Division’s SENDCo and HoDs
• work with subject teachers and the SENDCo to implement strategies based on pupil plans and targets, individual targets and best practice to support pupils with SEND
• encourage and maintain high expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour, promoting a growth mindset and resilience
• foster supportive, trusting relationships with pupils to enhance motivation, engagement and emotional wellbeing
• monitor and record pupil progress
• supervise classes, overseeing the work that has been set and explaining to pupils the tasks and exercises required
• support the co-curricular programme of support which runs before School, at lunchtime and after School, each day as required
• support the School’s trips and visits programme, attending and helping to supervise on trips, including residentials, as required

The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected

• to have a clear understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and ethos of a Catholic independent boarding and day school
• to be educated to A Level standard (or equivalent)
• to have experience working with children with a range of SEND
• to have previous experience as a Teaching Assistant
• to have excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• to demonstrate the ability to build positive and professional relationships with students, parents and staff
• to have a clear understanding of the importance of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
• to demonstrate a positive, proactive, and flexible attitude

What New Hall Offers

• Excellent benefits & CPD
• Lunch without charge in term time
• Discounted annual membership for New Hall Sport Club

New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment. The main campus occupies the stunning Grade I listed former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. The School’s conference and events venue is at the Grade I listed Boreham House, one mile away. New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300.

Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall’s Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street. The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminates at Heathrow airport. There are nearby airports: London Stansted, London Southend and London City.

All adults employed by the New Hall School have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). New Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.