1-1 Learning Support Assistant

Job overview

Fixed term contract, ends 10 July 2026

To start as soon as possible

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and empathetic individual to work on a 1-1 basis with a KS2 pupil with SEND. Whilst working on a 1-1 basis, you will also liaise with, support and report to the Class Teacher and the Learning Enrichment Co-ordinator (SENCO).

Our School

St Christopher’s School is an independent day prep school for approximately 260 girls aged 4 to 11. It was founded in 1883 by an enthusiastic educationalist, Miss Roberts, based in her father’s drawing room. It started as a mixed school; by 1950 it had become primarily a girls’ school. It became known as St Christopher’s School in 1919 when it moved to its current site.

Anyone who has stepped through the gates of St Christopher’s School knows that with its grand wooden staircase, bright open classrooms and constant sense of creativity and warmth, it is, quite simply, magical. There is a welcome balance between the girls reading and singing in the cosy halls of this Victorian house and playing and experimenting in our modern outside classrooms, mud kitchen and playgrounds.

Our staff aim to achieve a balance between creative imagination and academic thinking that spills out from our structured classroom environment into all elements of school life. We not only teach the girls to learn new concepts and problem-solving skills, but enable them to become analytical thinkers who, in all subjects, confidently push the boundaries of learning by asking questions that perhaps have yet to be asked.

Our Community 

Kindness, thoughtfulness and inclusion are key values in our school. St Christopher’s is an ambitious and warm community created through an equal love of intellectual fascination and freedom of creativity. Just like our pupils, our staff are celebrated as individuals; they feel supported and challenged, they thrive and are encouraged to be the best version of themselves today and tomorrow. We have an extensive professional development programme and actively encourage colleagues to seek new challenges and training opportunities.

All staff contribution is valued and encouraged at St Christopher’s, whether in staff meetings, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion forum, or the Staff Consultative Committee. Admin and teaching staff work closely together, supporting our ethos of inclusion and transparency.

The Role

Fixed term, Full time, term-time only, Monday – Friday

Normal hours are 8.00am-4.00pm but the post will require some flexibility with start and finish times

The post-holder will be working primarily with a pupil in Year 6, but may sometimes be required to assist with activities which involve children from other years

Are you:

• Committed to working on a 1 - 1 basis in order to support and bring the best out of a pupil with SEND?

• Excited about the idea of working in a school or already working with children?

• Experienced in SEN practice and have some additional professional development in additional educational needs?

• An excellent communicator in both written and spoken English?

• Energetic, hard-working and committed?

• Able to form positive relationships?

• Keen to provide some day to day support to teachers in a classroom environment?

• Happy to assist with playground and lunch duties?

St Christopher’s is an independent girls’ day school with approximately 260 pupils. The happiness and wellbeing of the girls is at the heart of our culture.

The School offers:

• A lively and innovative learning environment with an extended focus on sports, music, art and drama

• Girls who love to learn

• A friendly staff team

• Excellent location in Hampstead

• Free school lunches, refreshments and snacks

Application Process

For full details, please press Quick Apply and refer to the attached documents.

Closing Date

All applications to be received by 10am on Friday 9 January 2026

The School reserves the right to close the recruitment process earlier than the advertised date and to interview candidates upon receipt of Application Forms

Interviews

Mid-January 2026

Terms

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within its care.

In line with safer recruitment procedures the appointment is subject to at least two satisfactory references, receipt of Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure, verification of identity and qualifications, satisfactory medical fitness, evidence of the right to work in the UK and DfE prohibition checks. Additional overseas checks will be required for candidates who have lived or worked outside the UK.

St Christopher’s School adheres to the General Data Protection Regulation (2018). We will obtain information about candidates including any criminal convictions. All information will be kept confidential and it will only be used to process applications. If an application is unsuccessful, all personal information will be deleted from school systems and disposed of in a secure manner.

The School is an equal opportunities employer.