Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

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Vacancy Position

Location

Friars Primary School & Nursery, Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Essex SS3 9XX

Salary

Salary Range: Level 4, Points 4 to 7 £26,016 to £27,274 pro rata (£19,370 - £20,307 per year actual salary)

Hours of work

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.30pm (with 30 mins unpaid lunch break), totalling 32 hours and 30 minutes a week, term time only. Please note that these are the required working hours for the role.

Start Date

ASAP

About the Role

Come and join the lively and dedicated team at our popular school. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic LSA with experience of working with children in a school setting - ideally as an LSA.

The role will focus on providing support to children with SEND, therefore applicants are expected to have experience of working with children with specific learning needs and social / emotional learning behaviours. We offer an extremely supportive community and a full range of professional development opportunities. Our children deserve the best, so if you are passionate about supporting our staff and children with our high expectations then we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will need to:

be passionate about learning
possess school-based experience of working with children
be passionate and keen to work with individuals or small groups of children with SEND under the direction of teaching staff
promote the inclusion of children with SEND both within the classroom and during non-class-based learning, ensuring access to learning through appropriate clarification, explanation and visuals
excite and inspire our children by implementing planned learning activities / teaching programmes as agreed with colleagues, adjusting activities according to pupil's response
promote high standards and challenge in literacy and numeracy
monitor and record pupil activities
work as a flexible member of a team
display energy, imagination and initiative
manage the physical demands of a busy role working with active children

As part of Portico Academy Trust, Friars Primary School can offer you:

· A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters

· A nurturing environment with wonderful children who want to learn

· High quality professional development

· Opportunities for cross phase work

· Support and collaboration across our Trust

· A well-resourced school

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to learn more about Friars, please contact our school office who will book a time for you to come and see us. Tours of the school will be with a member of our Senior Leadership Team. We are a very inclusive school and pride ourselves in treating every child and family as individuals. We encourage all our children to achieve their best and grow into thoughtful, kind and considerate members of the school community and society as a whole. We take great pride in sharing our school's many achievements and special awards to advance our skills and support others too.

Full details of the interview process will be sent to those candidates who are shortlisted.

Closing Date: Friday 2 October 2026 at midday

Interviews: 6 October 2026

For further details, please contact HR by sending us a message through MyNewTerm or on 01702 987890 or recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

Application Documents

LSA Job Description

LSA Person Specification

Information about the School

Friars Primary School is part of Portico Academy Trust.

Portico Academy Trust aspires to be at the heart of the local communities it serves. We aim to deliver to local families an excellent primary education and create new opportunities for our pupils.

Set in the heart of the community, Friars Primary School offers a welcoming environment that provides a rich curriculum, where children can enjoy learning and where achievement in all aspects of life is celebrated.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.