SEND Learning Support Assistant

Eteach International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Excellent IT provision

Outdoor classroom location

Job summary

Oasis Academy Pinewood in Oasis family is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to support SEND learners within a caring, inclusive school community. The role is fixed-term until 22 July 2027, with term-time hours and a focus on creating supportive, engaging learning environments.

You’ll work closely with teachers, build positive relationships with families, and contribute to high-quality SEND provisions across the academy, benefiting from extensive CPD opportunities and excellent IT resources.

Qualifications

• Experience as Learning Support Assistant in an inclusive school
• Ability to support SEND students effectively
• Commitment to holistic education and student wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Lead learning support for identified SEND students under guidance of the class teacher
• Create inclusive learning environments and adapt activities to individual needs
• Build strong relationships with families to support attendance and achievement

Job description

Role: Learning Support Assistant

Location: Oasis Academy Pinewood

Salary: Scale 2 (3-5) Outer London / £29,562 - £30,408 FTE / £20,617-£21,207 actual

Hours: 8.40am – 3.10pm (30 hours) / Monday-Friday / Term time only

Contract: Fixed Term until 22nd July 2027

Start date: November 2026

Applications close: 10.00am on Friday 16th October 2026

Interviews scheduled: Thursday 22nd October 2026

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated SEND specialist? Do you have experience working as a Learning Support Assistant in a caring and inclusive school? Are you looking to join a warm and welcoming academy team based in a beautiful local area? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

At Oasis Academy Pinewood, we’re recruiting a team of Learning Support Assistants to support the education and care of children with SEND needs. It’s an exciting time to join the Pinewood family as a group where you can shape your work and set top-quality standards for our SEND provisions.

We’re looking for a positive and friendly team player, with a real passion for holistic education. Working collaboratively with class teachers, you will be responsible for creating rich, inclusive and balanced educational environments for the children you work with directly, in addition to working with the wider class group as needed. In return, you’ll have access to a plethora of CPD opportunities within our academy and Trust wide.

You will expect the best of our students and give them your best in return. Most importantly, you will be committed to and skilled at helping children achieve, no matter what their starting point is.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Consistently showing up for all students in a positive, enthusiastic and motivating way, and supporting them to develop these qualities
• Leading the learning support for identified students with SEND needs, both autonomously and under the direction of the class teacher
• Building strong relationships with families to boost achievement, attendance and wellbeing

A full job description is attached to this vacancy.

You’ll bring:

• Innovative and creative approaches to building rich learning environments for SEND students, accommodating their specific needs
• A passion for working with SEND students, and a sky-is-the-limit attitude
• An ability to quickly form strong working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers and the wider school community

Our offer to you

• Engaged children and staff team that will make coming to work every day a joy
• Clear career progression, both within the academy and wider Trust
• Trust-wide opportunities to make a difference to the lives of all Oasis students
• Excellent IT provision including laptops and iPads
• Access to extensive, specialised, CPD support
• A beautiful location with extensive grounds, on the edge of a country park that we make use of as an outdoor classroom