Senior Learning Support Assistant: Interventions & SEND

TeacherActive; Badbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

TeacherActive is seeking a Senior Learning Support Assistant to lead and coordinate pupil support across Swindon and Wiltshire from September 2026. The role combines hands-on classroom support with mentoring responsibilities and collaboration with teachers and SEND professionals.

You will promote inclusion, wellbeing and positive behaviour while maintaining accurate progress records and supporting a flexible portfolio of day-to-day and long-term placements.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a Learning Support Assistant or Teaching Assistant.
• Experience supporting pupils with SEND or additional learning needs.
• Ability to mentor colleagues, coordinate interventions and contribute to pupil-support planning.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and inclusive practice.
• Excellent communication, organisation, record-keeping and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interventions and mentor support staff.
• Contribute to pupil-support planning and reviews with teachers.
• Liaise with teachers and SEND professionals to tailor support.
• Provide focused one-to-one or small-group support to learners.
• Promote independence, well-being and positive behaviour, keeping progress records.

Skills

Learning Support

Mentoring

Interventions

Pupil plans

Safeguarding

Confidentiality

Inclusive practice

Communication

Organisation

Record-keeping

Teamwork

Job description

TeacherActive is seeking a Senior Learning Support Assistant to lead and coordinate pupil support across Swindon and Wiltshire from September 2026. The role combines hands-on classroom support with mentoring responsibilities and collaboration with teachers and SEND professionals.

You will promote inclusion, wellbeing and positive behaviour while maintaining accurate progress records and supporting a flexible portfolio of day-to-day and long-term placements.