Learning Support Assistant

Salary: from £22,800 to £24,800

Employment Type: Permanent, Term Time

Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:15-16:00

Start: September

Are you a resilient and highly skilled support professional driven by the belief that every young person deserves an equitable pathway to success? We are seeking a dedicated Learning Support Mentor to join our specialised educational community. Operating similarly to an alternative provision or PRU environment, this campus caters to learners who face significant barriers to education, requiring robust behavioural support and therapeutic intervention.

The school is uniquely structured with a dedicated Autism (ASD) provision alongside a core behavioural and social-emotional development sector. Many of our students have encountered disrupted learning journeys and are currently working below their chronological academic age. This role is about far more than classroom supervision; you will be the architect of a child's confidence, providing the mentoring, de-escalation, and emotional scaffolding required to help vulnerable young people thrive.

Benefits

• Enjoy a competitive starting salary built within a framework that prioritises regular, performance-linked wage reviews.
• A stable Monday to Friday, term-time-only schedule that aligns perfectly with the academic year.
• Access to full induction pathways, SEN awareness coaching, first aid, and accredited behavioural regulation courses via the National College.

• Join a deeply supportive, solution-focused team environment driven by a shared relational ethos and community improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Build trusted, positive relationships with vulnerable young people to remove barriers to learning and enhance emotional resiliency.
• Implement personalised behaviour plans and proactive regulation frameworks to manage and safely diffuse highly challenging behaviours.
• Partner with teaching staff to break down learning tasks, deliver small group or 1:1 interventions, and support students who are working at lower educational levels.

Requirements:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths, alongside a total commitment to completing mandatory safety and behavioural regulation training. An NVQ Level 2/3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning or Youth Work is desirable.

• Proven, robust experience working with children or young people in an alternative provision, specialist SEN, care, or PRU environment

• A profound understanding of SEMH needs, trauma-informed practices, and the patience required to support complex behavioural and sensory profiles

Even if you don't meet every single criterion listed, if you are a resilient individual with a genuine passion for supporting students and a willingness to learn, we would still love to hear from you.

Could this be your next challenge? Please apply via this page with a copy of your CV.

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