Learning Support Assistant with care needs

Full Time, Term Time Only (8.30am-3.30pm)

Job overview

This is a superb opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to work with children with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND) and with care needs. Personal care and medical support outside of lessons will be required and so a background or experience of personal care of young people is essential.

We welcome applications from candidates who:   

• Can work under the direction and guidance of the SENCO to remove barriers to learning for an individual's/group, in or out of the classroom 
• Can support access to learning for students within the classroom, under the direction of teaching staff. 
• Have experience of working as a Learning Support/Teaching Assistant with children who have SEND or in the care sector.
• Can support safe travel around the site and to ensure personal needs are met. 
• Have experience of manual handling (desirable)
• Have NVQ Level 2 qualification (desirable)   
• Have knowledge of ASD (desirable)   
• Are able to prepare and teach effective interventions taking into account the individual needs of learner   
• Have a professional manner   
• Are enthusiastic and have a friendly approach   
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills

About the school:

St. Mary Magdalene is a thriving and highly-regarded Church of England school, guided by our values of Faith, Family, and Fellowship. These values are at the heart of everything we do, fostering a nurturing and aspirational environment for both students and staff. Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school, we are committed to academic excellence and providing a holistic education for every learner. 

We can offer: 

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community      
• quality training to those new to the career      
• a commitment to continuing professional development      
• a positive school culture which believes in distributed/ collaborative leadership      
• energetic and enthusiastic high attaining students      
• a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities  
• a well equipped gym onsite that staff can use before and after school and in the holidays.   

Applications will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to come in for an interview in early September 2025.

We reserve the right to close this listing early if a large number of favourable applications are received before the closing date, therefore early application is encouraged.

Our Greenwich Peninsula campus, beside the O2, offers excellent public transport links via the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich and various bus routes. 

Please note there is no staff parking at the school - do consider this before submitting your application.

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

Koinonia federation is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.’