1:1 SEN Learning Support Assistant

The role is Permanent, Term-Time (approx., 36 weeks per annum)

Monday to Friday (08:30 - 17:00)

Salary: £27,008 - £29,350 pro rata, depending on experience (£23,150 - £25,157 salary for term-time, 36 weeks pa).

To Start: September 2025

Our special outstanding school is constantly growing, providing a supportive, nurturing learning environment for more and more children. Due to this expansion, we have an opportunity for you to be a part of a trans-disciplinary team of dedicated friendly Teachers, Therapists and Learning Support Assistants.

What the role involves:

Situated on the Wimbledon campus, you will be working within a specialist SEN provision for secondary pupils with complex communication and learning difficulties alongside significant medical needs. This role involves working closely with the class teacher and therapists to provide individualised support for a specific student, targeting individualised learning approaches, emotional regulation, and communication. The applicant will also be supported to implement specific strategies to support the students' communication, learning and sensory needs and in the management of challenging behaviours that can present within this cohort. The role also requires maintaining the learning environments and assisting with administration.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Experience of working with children on the Autism Spectrum. Sensitivity and understanding to help build good relationships with pupils.
• 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.
• Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
• HLTA experience or qualification would be desirable.
• A willingness to work towards and pass further qualifications and training around Autism and Communication.
• Ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of providing personal self-care support to pupils will be an advantage.
• Please note that providing self-care support on occasion is an important expectation of the role.
• Ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the 'Apply now' button below. You can find the application form in the supporting documents below. Please upload your CV and a completed application form. The closing date for applications is Friday 31st July 2025

This role is subject to the relevant Safeguarding checks, which will include an Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV's alone.