Job Description

Thurrock Band TLW/1 Point TLW-4 FTE £24,351 - £25,664

32.5 hours per week - term time only (8:30am-3:30pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)

Start date: Monday5th January 2026

Closing Date:Tuesday 25th November 2025

Interview: W/c 01/12/2025

We are currently looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work in our school. The applicant appointed to this Learning Support role will, ideally, have a proven track record of successfully working with children in a school setting. They will have high expectations and show they can enable individuals to achieve their potential and make good progress.

The ideal candidate will:

· Have experience of working with school-aged children in a learning environment.

- Be a creative, enthusiastic and energetic practitioner and a real team player.

· Communicate with pupils, staff and parents effectively, both verbally and in a written form.

· Is someone who can use agreed teaching and learning strategies consistently, yet also respond to educational needs in the 'here and now' to enhance learning opportunities

Somers Heath Primary School is part of Catalyst Academies Trust, an innovative, charitable organisation, whose mission is to widen access to excellent educational provision by supporting and empowering teachers and leaders in other schools to develop remarkable teaching and achievement outcomes.

If successful, you will also benefit from our "Catalyst Employee Perks" platform where you will be able to access a range of discounts from regular supermarkets, numerous retailers, family days out, restaurants and more.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment health check and a successful enhanced DBS.

We resserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the date stated if we appoint an applicant.

Information about the School

Visits to the school are both positively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Also, you are very welcome to have an informal, confidential discussion with Martin Curtis, our Headteacher about this vacancy.

Please contact our school office on 01708 853397 or admin.shps@catrust.org.uk to arrange these.

We are proud of our children and our facilities and confident that you will want to work here.

This is an exciting time to join our school. We have amazing children, a great team, excellent facilities and spacious classrooms.

Our collaboration with the other schools within Catalyst Academies Trust supports teachers and we hope you would like to be part of our aim to provide outstanding education for all children.

Somers Heath is situated close to the M25 and A13 road links, near The Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Catalyst Academies Trust are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people.

We expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be made a conditional offer subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical check, and references. Applicants will also be required to complete a 'Disqualification by Association' declaration.