Learning Support Hub Champion — SEL & Reintegration

Dinnington High School; Dinnington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dinnington High School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to work in the Learning Support Hub, supporting vulnerable students and helping reintegrate them into mainstream lessons. You will assist with interventions, manage behaviour and contribute to a calm, safe learning environment.

The role involves collaboration with staff, supervision during key transitions, and contributing to personalised timetables and APDR cycles.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with students accessing the Learning Support Hub to support their learning, regulation and engagement
• Deliver or assist with targeted interventions (literacy, numeracy, SEMH, organisation, sensory regulation), following the guidance from the LSH Coordinator
• Promote positive behaviour, emotional regulation and independence using agreed de‑escalation and relational strategies
• Support students with classwork, catch‑up tasks and alternative learning activities
• Encourage students to achieve SMART targets set through their personalised plans
• Assist in maintaining a calm, purposeful, and safe learning environment
• Support the Coordinator with the day‑to‑day running of the Hub, including supervising students during arrival, transitions and break/lunchtimes when required
• Help organise learning resources, sensory equipment, intervention materials and displays to contribute to a positive school culture
• Record student engagement, attendance and provision delivered within the Hub using systems such as Provision Map and internal referral logs
• Contribute to accurate documentation that supports EHCP evidence gathering, internal referrals and external agency involvement
• Provide timely feedback to the Coordinator, SENDCO and pastoral staff regarding student progress, behaviour and emerging needs
• Support communication with parents and carers where appropriate, contributing to meetings, reviews and daily updates
• Collaborate with teaching staff to ensure reintegration strategies are understood and implemented effectively
• Be a visible presence in mainstream lessons and shared spaces to actively support reintegration, reinforcing agreed strategies and encouraging positive transitions back into class
• Help gather student voice to inform Assess–Plan–Do–Review cycles
• Implement support strategies outlined in Learning Plans, risk reduction plans and personalised timetables
• Provide input into APDR reviews by sharing observations, progress notes and evidence
• Support the Coordinator with standardised testing (e.g., organising materials, supervising students) where appropriate
• Participate in training to develop knowledge of SEND, SEMH, sensory needs and intervention practice
• Contribute to SEND briefings and staff updates under the guidance of the Coordinator
• Uphold safeguarding duties, the Equality and Diversity Policy, and all school expectations regarding health, safety and confidentiality

Job description

Dinnington High School is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to work in the Learning Support Hub, supporting vulnerable students and helping reintegrate them into mainstream lessons. You will assist with interventions, manage behaviour and contribute to a calm, safe learning environment.

The role involves collaboration with staff, supervision during key transitions, and contributing to personalised timetables and APDR cycles.