Job Description

1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Fixed term linked to an individual pupil with an Education Health and Care Plan

17.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8.30am - 12.00)

Local Government Scale 3, Point 5-6. Actual starting salary min £10,095. Based on Essex pay award April 2025; April 2026 pay award pending.

Are you passionate about supporting children emotionally and academically? If so, we would love you to join our team! We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work with a pupil with additional needs within our small, friendly school.

We are looking for an empathetic, confident practitioner who is:

· Experienced in working with children with social, communication and emotional needs

· Experienced in supporting neurodivergent children

· Committed to a therapeutic, relational approach based on trauma-informed principles

· Adaptable - responsive to changing needs

· Calm, patient and enthusiastic

· Resourceful and able to work independently as well as with the team

· Passionate about supporting children to achieve to the best of their ability

· Able to listen thoughtfully and reflect

We can offer the right candidate:

· The opportunity to be part of a hardworking, professional staff team

· The chance to make a significant impact on the life of a child

· A supportive leadership team and Governing Body

· A commitment to improvement and an openness to new ideas

Please see the Recruitment Pack for further details regarding the post. We would like this position to start as soon as possible.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange on 01206 230305 or via admin@st-georges-pri.essex.sch.uk