Job Description

The Vacancy

Learning Support Assistant

Fixed term contract

(ending 31st August 2026)

15 hours per week

Scale 3, Points 5-6 (£25,583 - £25,989 pa, pro-rata)

38 weeks per year (term time only)

We are looking to appoint a flexible, enthusiastic, and conscientious Learning Support Assistant with good communication skills and a can-do attitude who is able to work as part of a team and work on their own initiative. They will:

• Establish positive relationships with the children.

• Support pupils with their learning and develop their basic literacy and numeracy skills.

• Build positive relationships with individual pupils and small groups to support their academic, social, and emotional development

• To help support with the pastoral and SEMH needs of the children.

• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies and help keep pupils on task.

• Interact with, and support pupils, according to individual needs and skills.

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs within the classroom ensuring access to lessons and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources.

• Act as a role model, demonstrating high expectations and promoting the school's values and ethos

• Support pupils in developing positive behaviour strategies and emotional regulation

• Participate in planning discussions and the evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour.

• To motivate and engage the children in their learning through a range of methods.

• To support learning by using resources under the direction of the teacher.

In return we will offer you:

· Enthusiastic, engaged children who are eager and ready to learn;

· A positive and supportive learning environment that promotes continual professional development;

· A friendly, welcoming team both within the school and as part of The Learning Partnership Trust.

Visits or a phone call to the school are positively encouraged to discuss the particulars of the position.

We warmly welcome interested candidates to apply by completing an application form via the Essex School Jobs website.

Closing date: Tuesday 7th October 2025 (Midday)

Interview date: Friday 10th October 2025 (PM)

Information about the School

We are proud of our history of providing education for children in the local area from 1869 when the school was first opened as a Penny School; the children of ordinary people were charged 1 penny a day whilst children of shopkeepers were charged 3 pennies. At this time the school was located at Brewers End (on the old A120) and the buildings can still be seen there. Since that time the school has grown and developed and in September 2012 the school relocated to a brand-new school on its current site at Priors Green, Little Canfield.

Currently the school has 351 pupils on roll based in 13 classes covering Year groups from Reception to Year 6. Each classroom is a good size and has effective IT resources to support high quality teaching and learning. Our superb staff are led by a strong Senior Leadership Team. Our outside areas have also been enhanced with some excellent PE equipment and re-energised spaces. The school is an integral part of the village of Takeley and Little Canfield working closely with all the other organisations in the area to promote a sense of community.

The behaviour of pupils in the school is exemplary and we have a behaviour system that builds on positive attitudes and achievements. Attitudes to learning reflect a growth mindset and our pupils are eager to learn and impress their teachers and parents/carers with the knowledge that making mistakes supports their learning.

We firmly believe that all our children are very special with the capacity to achieve in a variety of areas. ‘Learning, achieving and enjoying together’ is our core professional purpose and our staff are committed to develop the skills and talents of all the children in our care. Together we are all working towards our children being confident and independent learners who have the courage to seize all the opportunities available to them both now and in the future.