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Job Title: SEND 1:1 Learning Support Assistant
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st August 2026
Hours: 28 hours 5 minutes per week
Weeks per year: 38 weeks per year
Scale: Scale 3 Point 5-6 (Depending on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: £16,199.87 - £16,456.96 (Depending on qualifications and experience)
Application Closes: Wednesday 11th March 2026 Midday
Interview Date: Week commencing 16th March 2026
Start Date: ASAP after interviews
Support, Nurture, and Empower - SEND 1:1 Learning Support Assistant wanted!
Are you an enthusiastic, patient and compassionate SEND Learning Support Assistant? Kents Hill Infant Academy, part of the South Essex Academy Trust (SEAT), is looking for a SEND 1:1 Learning Support Assistant to join our dynamic team!
At SEAT, we believe in belonging, compassion, curiosity, and empowerment-values that shape our commitment to excellence in education. In this role, you'll work closely with a specific pupil with special educational needs, providing tailored support to enable them to access the curriculum, develop social skills, and achieve their full potential. You will need to have a therapeutic approach to behaviour and have experience in de-escalation techniques.
You will be working 28 hours 5 minutes per week, Monday - Thursday 8:25am - 3:30pm and Friday 8:25am - 1:45pm, term time only.
What's in it for you?
● A supportive and inclusive work environment where you're truly valued
● A Leadership Academy to fuel your professional growth
● A strong focus on staff well-being through our Employee Assistance Programme
● The chance to be part of a committed, forward-thinking team that empowers both pupils and colleagues
If you're ready to make a real impact and take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you!
Apply now and be part of something amazing!
Please clickhttps://mynewterm.com/jobs/137395/EDV-2026-KHIA-28523 to apply for this role.
We warmly welcome and encourage visits to our school, call 01268 792500 to arrange directly. We look forward to meeting you!
At the South Essex Academy Trust, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and actively promote equality of opportunity for all.
Kents Hill Infant Academy is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to uphold this commitment. We adhere to safer recruitment practices, and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS certification and references.
We encourage early applications, as this vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline.
Information about the School
Our school is happy, friendly and very successful and as of January 1st 2019 we are delighted to be one of a family of schools as part of the South Essex Academy Trust. We aim to provide an exciting, stimulating, safe and secure environment where outstanding learning takes place. We are very much a family school. The ethos of the school is reflected in excellent relationships and in its purposeful and caring atmosphere. Parents, carers, staff and directors all contribute to our success. Our children make excellent progress and the school enjoys very high standards. We firmly believe that “every child matters” and we provide the highest quality learning opportunities for all our children. This includes a broad range of extra curricular activities.