The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
General Learning Support Assistant
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Role: Learning Support Assistant
Contract: Fixed Term, 39 weeks per year
Hours: 11.25 hours, 1pm - 3:15pm Monday to Friday
Salary: Scale 3 Points 6-7, £25989 - £26403 FTE (Actual salary £6774 - £6882)
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd September at 12pm Midday
Are you looking for an amazing opportunity to be a part of an incredible journey at Barnes Farm Primary School? We are looking to appoint Learning Support Assistant to join us for 11.25 hours per week. The successful candidate will be committed to supporting all pupils including those with additional needs. In this role, you would be working within a fantastic, supportive and welcoming team. Applicants will need to be enthusiastic, positive and able to work on your own initiative as well as follow direction.
We Are Looking For a Candidate Who Has
- Experience of supporting children in a school setting
- Strong behaviour management skills
- Able to support the child's medical needs and willing to deal with intimate care needs
- Knowledge of successful strategies to engage pupils with specific and significant needs
- Is able to demonstrate patience, calmness and flexibility at all times
- A commitment to high achievement from pupils and themselves
- Excellent organisation and inter-personal skills
- Good standard of education: Maths and English GCSE grades A-C or equivalent
- Good knowledge of ICT
- Flexibility and a good sense of humour
- The ability to use their own initiative
- Willing to undertake training and support individual needs.
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We Can Offer You
- The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
- A commitment to a personalised programme of CPD
- Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
- Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
- Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
- Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- 24/7 GP.
Contact Us
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be booked by contacting Mrs T Daw on 01245 467474 or by emailing tdaw@bf-primary.com
Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
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As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing Date
2026-09-03
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Overview
Role
Support - Child Support
Salary
Scale 3 Point 6-7
Type
Fixed Term Contract
Location
Chelmsford
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