Learning Support Assistant
St Bernard's High School
Southend-on-Sea
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 4-6 (24,404-£25,183, actual pro rata salary £20,922-£21,589)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2025
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2025
Job overview
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Full-time, Term Time Only (37 hours per week)
Scale 4 – 6 (£24,404- £25,183, actual pro rata salary is £20,922- £21,589)
You will be joining a successful, friendly and supportive department within a high performing school, supporting students from Y7 – Y13 with a range of special educational needs.
Applications are welcomed from both experienced LSAs and those new to support.
St Bernard's High School is a Catholic girl’s school from Years 7-11 with a co-educational mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from teachers of all faiths or none.
Please complete the support staff application form found on our website www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk under School Information/Vacancies – please note we do not accept CVs
Closing Date: 2 June 2025, 9.00am
Interviews: tbc
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
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About St Bernard's High School
St Bernard’s High School, a popular, highly successful Catholic bi-lateral girls’ school with a thriving mixed 6th form. In addition we have been designated by the DfES a specialist college for the Arts. We have a proud history in providing a high quality Catholic education for the young people of Southend and the surrounding area.
We take great pride in the care taken with each individual student and we are intensely proud of all their achievements. They gain excellent examination results and they grow to become confident, articulate and thoughtful young people.
Ours is a community where we aim to live out the Mission Statement, “Love one another as I have loved you”, in our school as a whole and in the wider parish communities to which we belong.
The school has a skilled and dedicated staff, excellent facilities and a wide and varied programme of opportunities for all students. Our pastoral system provides a strong base for students’ academic and personal development and we enjoy a close, positive relationship with parents.
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