Learning Support Assistant

30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams, so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. Hall Mead School wish to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and high calibre Learning Support Assistant, who will be committed to supporting students with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability).

The successful candidate will have:

·       Effective communication skills

·       Ability to adapt or modify interactions to meet pupil needs

·       Ability to summarise and present information from observations of pupil performance

·       Effective time management, planning and collaboration

·       Ability to provide a structured activity within a group setting

·       Group dynamics and how to apply them

·       Obtain and interpret information on pupils’ literacy/numeracy skills, individual learning targets and specific support needs

·       Ability to recognise the range and implications of factors that impact pupil behaviour

·       Minimum GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

·       Level 2 TA Certificate or equivalent (Desirable)

In return, we offer:

·       High quality professional development

·       Supportive and friendly colleagues

·       Flexible working opportunities

·       Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services

·       Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

·       Cycle to work scheme

Applications

Please submit your application by the closing date of Monday 8th June 2026 by 09.00am

For further information about this role, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr Cormac O’Neill, the SEND Co, via email at Coneill@elatschools.co.uk

If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Mr Henry Horne, HR Officer at hhorne@elatschools.co.uk

Hall Mead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.

In accordance with ELAT policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence.

Please find our policies here:  Key Information – Hall Mead School

Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

We do not accept applications via agencies.