SEND Learning Support Assistant

Hireful Ltd; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Financial benefits and discounts

Pension (TPS or LGPS)

Free on-site parking

Staff wellbeing and fitness resources

Employee recognition schemes

Opportunities for professional dev

Job summary

Hireful Ltd in Weybridge, Surrey, is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to help students with diverse additional learning needs, including SEND. You will provide 1:1 and small group support across curriculum areas as part of a dedicated team.

The role offers term-time employment at £22,460 per year (FTE £26,592), 37 hours per week across 37 weeks per year, with benefits such as generous holiday, pension, free onsite parking and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners in a classroom setting.
• English and Maths at Level 2 (or equivalent).
• An understanding of supporting learners with additional needs (SEND).
• An LSA or TA qualification, or a willingness to work towards one (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small group support across a variety of curriculum areas (Entry Level to Level 3).
• Help learners develop their English, maths and study skills.
• Support students during examinations and assessments.
• Maintain accurate records of learner support and progress.

Skills

Classroom support

English Level 2

Maths Level 2

SEND understanding

LSA/TA qualification

Job description

Join a dedicated further education provider where inclusion is at the heart of everything they do. You'll support young people and adults with a variety of additional learning needs, including autism, dyslexia, emotional and behavioural challenges, and physical or sensory impairments. Working closely with learners throughout their studies, you'll play a key role in helping them overcome barriers, build confidence and succeed both academically and personally.

Based in Weybridge, Surreythis Learning Support Assistant role is commutable from Ashford, Staines-upon-Thames, Sunbury-on-Thames, Feltham, Bedfont, Stanwell, Shepperton, Hounslow, Hanworth, Egham and surrounding areas.

Salary: £22,460 per year (term time only, FTE £26,592) and working37 hours per week, 37 weeks per year!

This rewarding LSA position is a permanent role with great benefits:Enjoy a generous holiday allowance, an excellent pension scheme, free on-site parking, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee discounts, ongoing training and professional development.

As a Learning Support Assistant your responsibility will be to support students with a range of additional learning needs, helping them succeed both inside and outside the classroom. Working as part of a dedicated support team, you will:

• Provide 1:1 and small group support across a variety of curriculum areas (Entry Level to Level 3).
• Help learners develop their English, maths and study skills.
• Support students during examinations and assessments.
• Maintain accurate records of learner support and progress.

You’ll be patient and enthusiastic, with:

• Experience supporting learners in a classroom setting
• English and Maths at Level 2 (or equivalent)
• An understanding of supporting learners with additional needs (SEND)
• An LSA or TA qualification, or a willingness to work towards one (desirable)

Whether you’ve worked as a Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, SEND TA, Learning Mentor, or supported students 1:1 or in intervention groups, we’d love to hear from you.

37 hours per week (37 weeks of the year)

Contract type

Location

Weybridge

Generous holiday entitlement, Financial benefits and discounts, Pension (TPS or LGPS),Free on-site parking, Staff wellbeing and fitness resources, Employee recognition schemes, Opportunities for professional development.