Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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Hours: | Part time |
Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
Location: | Slough, Buckinghamshire, SL1 7HG |
Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | d882a995-260b-4b2a-897c-8c8e1108f6ff |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We want from you:
We are seeking to appoint a caring; enthusiastic and pro-active person to provide support to a number of students with special educational needs.
The role will involve classroom support. The ability to empathise with students and understand their needs is essential. This is a busy and varied role; the ideal person will have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of a friendly and supportive team.
Candidates should have experience of working in a school environment; experience with autistic students would be advantageous. Candidates should have a good standard of education, with a grade C/level 4 or above in GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.
The position is term-time only. Working hours will be 8:30am to 4pm on Mondays and 8:30am to 3:30pm Tuesday to Friday.
The role is offered as a permanent contract, term-time only. Some time may be spent covering lessons for absent staff when not needed in the SEN department.
What the school offers its staff
We are offering you:
• State of the art facilities
• A diverse community of enthusiastic, motivated & intelligent students
• An outstanding culture & ethos where students & staff are supported enjoy & achieve
• A socially active & culturally diverse school community
• Personalised & effective CPD as evidenced by the school’s IIP Gold retained in Dec 2024
• Wellbeing Award (2025)
• IQM Centre of Excellence retained in Nov 24
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We want from you:
We are seeking to appoint a caring; enthusiastic and pro-active person to provide support to a number of students with special educational needs.
The role will involve classroom support. The ability to empathise with students and understand their needs is essential. This is a busy and varied role; the ideal person will have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of a friendly and supportive team.
Candidates should have experience of working in a school environment; experience with autistic students would be advantageous. Candidates should have a good standard of education, with a grade C/level 4 or above in GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.
The position is term-time only. Working hours will be 8:30am to 4pm on Mondays and 8:30am to 3:30pm Tuesday to Friday.
The role is offered as a permanent contract, term-time only. Some time may be spent covering lessons for absent staff when not needed in the SEN department.
What the school offers its staff
We are offering you:
• State of the art facilities
• A diverse community of enthusiastic, motivated & intelligent students
• An outstanding culture & ethos where students & staff are supported enjoy & achieve
• A socially active & culturally diverse school community
• Personalised & effective CPD as evidenced by the school’s IIP Gold retained in Dec 2024
• Wellbeing Award (2025)
• IQM Centre of Excellence retained in Nov 24
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.