Learning Support Assistant (SEND)

Learning Support Assistant (SEND)

32 hours a week over 5 days. Term time only, 38 weeks/year.

(Some flexibility with start and finish times.)

Pay range 3 (£27,310 - £29,295 FTE / £19,258 - £20,658) salary based on 32 hours per week

We have a wonderful opportunity to work as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) as part of our friendly and very capable special educational needs (SEND) and pastoral team. The role will provide learning support to individuals and groups of students and will include some routine record keeping and admin. The girls are a real privilege and joy to work with. The post will suit someone with a friendly and supportive disposition and with a real commitment to providing the best possible support for young people, and an enthusiasm to develop SEND knowledge and expertise. Sound administrative and organizational abilities are also needed.

 Within the Challoner’s High community you will experience:

• A great place to work with excellent facilities and IT resources and lots of purposeful and community-minded people around you (unlike working from home!)
• Use of staff gym; free staff yoga and fitness classes on site; staff discounts at local shops and restaurants in Little Chalfont, local theatres discounts when available, two-week October half term
• Onsite counsellor; free flu jabs; some free food
• Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
• Qualified daughters of staff are given priority in the schools over subscription criteria after 2 or more years’ service
• Excellent train links to London (on the Metropolitan line)

Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners. 

The best advert however for working at Dr Challoner’s High School will always be our hugely rewarding students.