Trauma‑Informed LSA — SEND Support (Bushey)

Empowering Learning; Bushey Heath; On-site; GBP 19,372 - 22,140; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Supportive leadership team

Opportunity to transform lives

Job summary

Empowering Learning is partnering with a specialist alternative provision school in Bushey to recruit a Learning Support Assistant (SEND & trauma-informed). You will work 8:30am–3:30pm, 5 days a week, at a long-term, full-time contract, earning £105–£120 per day.

You will build trusting relationships with pupils who have experienced trauma, deliver targeted interventions, monitor progress and collaborate with families and professionals to support emotional wellbeing and learning.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children who have experienced trauma or ACEs.
• Understanding trauma's impact on behaviour and learning.
• Experience in SEND/SEMH or youth services.
• Ability to build relationships with boundaries.
• Calm, patient and resilient in challenging situations.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Safeguarding commitment.
• First Aid qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils one-to-one and in small groups.
• Deliver targeted interventions promoting emotional regulation.
• Monitor and record progress for personalised support plans.
• Support teachers with tailored learning activities.
• Promote trauma-informed, restorative behaviour.
• Collaborate with families and professionals to achieve the best outcomes.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Communication

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

First Aid

Job description

Empowering Learning is partnering with a specialist alternative provision school in Bushey to recruit a Learning Support Assistant (SEND & trauma-informed). You will work 8:30am–3:30pm, 5 days a week, at a long-term, full-time contract, earning £105–£120 per day.

You will build trusting relationships with pupils who have experienced trauma, deliver targeted interventions, monitor progress and collaborate with families and professionals to support emotional wellbeing and learning.