Trainee Learning Support Assistant

Vision for Education; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision for Education is recruiting Trainee Learning Support Assistants across North Somerset and surrounding areas, including Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea and Portishead. The roles offer full-time or part-time contracts with a September 2026 start date.

As a Trainee Learning Support Assistant you will work with pupils with SEND, SEMH, autism and additional learning needs, supporting lesson delivery and behaviour management while helping with literacy, numeracy and emotional regulation in inclusive

Qualifications

• NTAP online training courses (Safeguarding, Understanding SEN, Behaviour Management) are required after a successful interview.

Responsibilities

• Building strong relationships with pupils and staff
• Supporting students with SEND, SEMH, autism and additional learning needs
• Assisting the class teacher with lesson delivery and behaviour management
• Supporting students in the classroom on a 1:1 and small-group basis
• Helping pupils with literacy, numeracy, and emotional regulation
• Creating a positive, inclusive learning environment

Skills

Relationship building

Support for SEND/SEMH

Classroom assistance

Literacy/numeracy support

Job description

Trainee Learning Support Assistant

Job: Trainee Learning Support Assistant– SEN Schools – Vision for Education

Location:North Somerset - Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea, Clevedon, Yatton, Cheddar, Sandford, Portishead.
Salary:£14.24 p/h – higher rates available depending on experience/qualifications
Contract Type:Full-time & part-time available
Start Date:September 2026

Ready to kickstart your career as a Learning Support Assistant? Vision for Education are excited to offer the opportunity to become a Learning Support Assistantin mainstream and SEN Schools across North Somerset. Our National Teaching Assistant Programme (NTAP) provides excellent online training in courses such as Safeguarding, Understanding SEN, Behaviour Management and an Introduction into becoming a Teaching Assistant. These courses are a requirement after a successful interview, and are beneficial to gain knowledge in these topics prior to gaining hands-on classroom experience.

We are currently recruiting Trainee Learning Support Assistantsfor permanent, temporary, and long-term supply positions across a network of high-performing and outstanding schools in Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea, Clevedon, Yatton, Cheddar, Sandford, Portishead.

As a Trainee Learning Support Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with pupils and staff
• Supporting students with SEND, SEMH, autism, and additional learning needs
• Assisting the class teacher with lesson delivery and behaviour management
• Supporting students in the classroom on a 1:1 and small-group basis
• Helping pupils with literacy, numeracy, and emotional regulation
• Creating a positive, inclusive learning environment

As a Trainee Learning Support Assistant, you will work in welcoming, inclusive, and well-resourced schools that:

• Encourage creativity, wellbeing, and personal development alongside academic achievement
• Offer excellent CPD opportunities for staff
• Are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted
• Have strong leadership teams and supportive SEN departments
• Promote positive behaviour policies and high academic standards
• Provide nurturing environments for pupils with SEND, SEMH, EAL, and additional needs

Pay & Hours:14.24 p/h (PAYE) Monday - Friday 08:30am - 15:30pm, term time only.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.