Job Description

July 2025

Dear Applicant,

We are delighted that you are considering coming to join our team. As you apply for our post we encourage you to come for an informal visit and conversation with myself or a senior colleague. We also suggest that you visit our website.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Learning Support Assistant (LSA) for at least two terms, Autumn 2025 and Spring 2026. There is the possibility that a permanent LSA role may become available. The role will focus on meeting the needs of a child with Special Educational Needs. The needs of the child relate to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and personal care. The successful candidate will become part of our friendly and hard-working team which is dedicated to ensuring our children learn well and are well cared for.

· Scale 3, points 5-6 £24,790 - £25,183 which is £12.85 - £13.05 per hour.

· Full time, 39 weeks, 33 hours and 55 minutes per week.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:20am- 3:20pm (with 30 mins lunch break)

Wednesday: 8:20am to 4:45pm (with 30 mins lunch break)

Please note that on Wednesday the end time is 4.45pm. This is to enable attendance at our weekly School Improvement Meeting, with all other teachers and Learning Support Assistants.

· To start September 2025

In May 2023, Ofsted judged that we are a Good School. We want the very best for all our children as we work towards becoming a great school. Since September 2015, when I joined the school, I have seen hard working, committed and friendly colleagues striving to improve all that we do for our children. Do you want to come and join our forward-looking team?

Ours is a rural location just twenty minutes from Colchester and ten minutes from Clacton. We are an academy with the Vine Schools Trust and so have the support of the trust and of the diocese. We also have training and other support in place for the successful applicant.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our children and all staff share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure, suitable references and a pre-employment medical check.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications or for any other unforeseen circumstances.

Closing date: 11th July 2025 Midday Interviews: 18th July 2025

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Mark Carter-Tufnell

(Headteacher)

Information about the School

We are a primary school in a rural location just twenty minutes from Colchester and 10 mins from Clacton-on Sea. We are an academy with the Vines School Trust and so have the the support of this trust and the Diocese.