Job Description:

Learning Support Assistant – SEN School – Upminster | September Start

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with additional needs?

We are working with a fantastic SEN school in Upminster that is looking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate Learning Support Assistant to join their supportive team from September.

The school has a strong focus on developing pupils' functional communication skills and emotional regulation, ensuring every child is ready to learn and achieve their full potential. Staff work closely with pupils to meet their individual sensory integration needs, using a wide range of evidence-based strategies to support learning, wellbeing, and independence.

You will be part of a collaborative and nurturing environment, working alongside experienced teachers, therapists, and support staff to provide a holistic approach to each pupil's development.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience supporting children or young people with SEND
• Be patient, empathetic, and resilient
• Have a genuine passion for helping children overcome barriers to learning
• Be able to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and families

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a school that places the needs of its pupils at the heart of everything it does and make a real difference from September onwards.

If you're looking for a role where you can have a positive impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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