Job Description

Learning Support Assistants

Start date: Immediate

Local Government Pay Scale Level 3 point 5 £25,583 pa, FTE

(£20,906.35 per annum actual pro rated salary)

Mon to Fri 08.00 to 15.30 | 35.83 hours a week | Term Time only (38.4 weeks)

We are at an exciting time in our development and following an increase in student numbers we are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistants to enhance the learning of students who have a wide range of special educational needs. Applicants must be friendly, enthusiastic and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Previous experience in a similar role is preferable, however training will be provided.

The school supports a diverse range of students with Special and Additional Educational Needs, including those with Communication or interaction difficulties, Cognition and learning difficulties, Emotional, social, and mental health difficulties and Sensory and/or physical needs.

The school provides a personalized timetable for each student to meet their individual needs.

Our Learning resource base provides a specialized provision located within a mainstream school's SEN (Special Educational Needs) department. It is a dedicated space and program designed to provide targeted support to students with specific and often complex educational needs.

Our values shape our school community. We cultivate in our pupils the Ambition for academic excellence, the Resilience to overcome challenges to succeed and the Kindness to build a positive and supportive school environment. We are a fully inclusive school which embraces diversity and celebrates cultural diversity of our community

Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. It educates more than 1,300 pupils aged 11-18 from over 40 countries.

For further information and a job description please contact Mrs Sasha Wisbey on 01702 354441 sasha.wisbey@chasehigh.org. Chase High School is committed to safer recruitment so all applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children

Closing date for this vacancy: 10 October 2025

Interviews will be held upon receipt of application

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful applicant.

Chase High School is an academy that forms part of the Discovery Educational Trust. Your normal place of work is at Chase High School, however, the Discovery Educational Trust reserves the right to require you to work at any other of its establishments, whether current or future. This may be for a temporary period or on a permanent basis, according to the needs of the employer.

Information about the School

Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea
, near Southend, Essex. It educates more than 1,000 students aged 11-18 from over 40 countries. Since 2011, the school has had a sixth form.

Chase High School was built more than 100 years ago and recently secured academy status under the Discovery Educational Trust. The secondary school continues to be involved in the community, forging local and international partnerships.

At Chase High School, academic achievement and personal performance are pursued in equal measure. Every student matters and the school policy is to treat everyone with dignity and support.