Learning Support Assistant

A mainstream Primary School in the heart of Anfield are currently searching for a full time Learning Support Assistant who can begin from September 2022. Their vision and values are 'Experience, Excel and Enjoy'. The Headteacher wishes to recruit a Learning Support Assistant to join their committed team and are looking to appoint enthusiastic, creative and highly motivated individuals with a proven track record of being an excellent Learning Support Assistant. This is a fixed term contract in the first instance for 1 year based upon the current needs of the school following the COVID pandemic and funding streams for SEND, Pupil Premium and Catch up. Applicants for the post will be subject to stringent vetting and induction processes and satisfactory pre-employment checks including references.

About the Role
The role will require the individual to provide flexible support across the school. It is anticipated that it will be based in EYFS initially. Experience of teaching phonics through the Read Write Inc programme and Maths through ‘Maths No problem’ would be desirable. In addition to this, experience of 1-1 and small group teaching and intervention support would be valuable for the role. Please highlight any experience of working with EYFS, disadvantaged pupils or pupils with SEND in your application.


Must have knowledge of:

• How children develop
• How to support children in literacy and numeracy
• Supporting children with Special Educational Needs
• How children learn and how to motivate them

The ability to:

• Work with an individual or a group
• Reinforce teaching points during teacher input
• Clear up misunderstandings and sort out misconceptions
• Teach new concepts as agreed with the class teacher
• Model acceptable behaviour
• Extend children’s thinking skills
• Assess children’s understanding of text and reading skills
• Assess children’s understanding of maths concepts
• Discuss with children their understanding of learning objectives
• Suggest ways of developing learning
• Encourage good social skills
• Take an active involvement in planning

To be put forward for this position you must either be registered or be prepared to register with Teaching Personnel, to go through all of the necessary vetting procedures. If you have similar previous experience and you would like to be put forward for this position, please apply ASAP with a copy of your up to date CV for immediate consideration. 

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role as well as the Right to Work in the UK. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs for 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.
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