SEND Learning Support Assistant

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is seeking a dedicated SEND Learning Support Assistant to support pupils with complex needs, including autism and ADHD. You will help pupils access the curriculum and reach their full potential in a fixed-term full-time role, starting as soon as possible.

The role requires a flexible, positive attitude and a proactive approach to supporting learners with anxiety and high needs while maintaining close home-school communications.

Qualifications

• Secure understanding of autism with empathy and neurodiversity-affirming practice.
• Knowledge of ADHD and its impact on executive function and classroom engagement.
• Able to adapt learning activities to reduce anxiety and support reluctant learners.
• Excellent patience, emotional resilience, and calm approach with challenging behaviours.
• Strong liaison with parents to monitor learning needs from EHCP targets.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with complex needs to access the curriculum.
• Assist in implementing EHCP targets on a daily basis.
• Foster inclusive, low-pressure learning activities to increase participation.

Skills

Autism understanding

ADHD understanding

Behaviour management

Communication with home

Empathy & resilience

Job description

ImmaculateHeart Catholic Primary School a Voluntary Academy of St Gregory the GreatMulti-Academy Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and creative SEND LearningSupport Assistant to work with pupils with complex needs including Autism, ADHDand cognitive processing difficulties. Yourrole will be to support the pupils and to ensure that they access thecurriculum and reach their full potential.This is a varied role that will require flexibility and a positiveattitude. Starting as soon as possible,this is a full-time fixed term role.

This is a fantastic opportunityfor a committed SEND Learning Support Assistant to make a difference to a pupil'sexperience of education.

To beconsidered for SEND Learning Support Assistant position, you will have:

• Asecure understanding of autism that prioritises empathy, neurodiversity-affirmingpractice, and an awareness that behaviour is often a form of communication forunmet needs or underlying anxiety.
• Aworking knowledge and practical understanding of Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how it impacts executive function,engagement, and behaviour in a classroom environment
• Skilledat adapting learning opportunities into low-pressure, flexible activities thatreduce anxiety and encourage active participation from reluctant learners.
• Demonstratesexceptional patience, emotional resilience, and a calm, adaptable approach whennavigating complex behaviours, high anxiety, and task resistance.
• Aproactive approach to facilitating peer interactions and a dedication tomaintaining daily, detailed communication between home and school to monitorongoing learning requirements.
• Understandingof EHCP Implementation: Experience working directly from an EHCP to implementspecific, measurable targets and adapting daily learning to suit a child'simmediate needs.
• Initiative and act accordingly andset high expectations of the pupils you will work with.