Learning Support Assistant (term time only)

Learning Support Assistant

Do you want to be part of a transdisciplinary team of dedicated friendly Teachers, Therapists and Learning Support Assistants helping children with social and communication difficulties to blossom and thrive?

Do you have a passion for learning, excellent inter-personal skills and are confident, enthusiastic, calm, supportive, resilient and adaptable?

Due to expanding numbers we welcome you to apply to join our team.

What the role involves:

The Learning Support Assistant role involves supporting secondary children, assisting the class teacher and therapists, helping to maintain the learning environments and assisting with administration. You may be required to provide ad-hoc or dedicated 1:1 support to specific children and also to provide whole-class support in lessons.

The ideal candidate will have:

·         Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.

·         Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.

·         Experience of delivering a modified KS 1- 4 curriculum through multisensory methods.

·         Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.

·         The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.

·         Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.

·         Ability to manage groups of children and cope with challenging behaviour are desirable for the role.

·         The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.

·         Ability to support and attend residential school trips e.g. camping

Salary from: £27,008 - £29,350 pro rata, depending on experience (£23,150 - £25,157 salary for term-time, 36 weeks pa). Plus, a central London allowance of £1,000 per annum.

To Start:  ASAP

Closing date: Friday 13th February 2026

 Early applications are encouraged

School address: Blossom House School Euston, Aldenham Street, NW1 1PS

Applicants will need to complete an application form along with the application activity detailed in the attachment.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the people we care for, creating a setting in which everyone feels welcome and safe. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes the disclosure of criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. We make sure that all our staff are trained and supervised to a high standard so they can provide safe, effective practice.