Are you the kind of person who gets genuinely excited when a struggling child finally clears a learning hurdle?
Are you a natural team player who can spot a student sliding off-task and quietly guide them back to focus?
Do you want to turn your natural empathy and listening skills into a rewarding, life-changing career?
If you are patient, proactive, and passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learning, wants you on our team.
Position: Learning Support Assistant
Location: Essex
Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent position
Start Date: ASAP
Qualification: SEN experience
Randstad Education is looking for dedicated Learning Support Assistants to provide high-quality 1:1 and small-group support for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). In this role, you will be the vital champion who helps children break through learning barriers, build confidence, and feel safe.
This is a full time permanent position and you will be required to support five days a week Monday - Friday inline with school hours.
You can easily apply by simply emailing me your CV now to durgakumari.v@randstad.co.uk and I will get back to you soon!
Responsibilities:
... - Provide targeted 1:1 and small-group support to students with SEN.
- Implement and track progress against Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Assist teachers in adapting learning materials and classroom activities.
- Support student's social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
- Observe, record, and report on student progress to the SENCO.
Preferred Skills:
- Proven experience supporting children with SEN (e.g., ASC, SEMH, SpLD).
- A Level 2/3 qualification in Supporting Teaching & Learning is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding procedures and the UK curriculum.
- Effective communication and positive behaviour management skills.
- A full, clean driving licence and access to a car.
Personal Attributes:
- Be comfortable and confident in managing challenging behaviours.
- Ability to engage with, and build rapport with the students.
- Be creative, proactive and flexible in their supporting style.
- Have experience with SEND or knowledge learning difficulties.
- Patient, empathetic, and resilient.
- A professional and collaborative team member.
Please note that this role is unable to offer any Sponsorship at this time.
All candidates will be subject to Randstad Education's child protection and UK eligibility vetting including a DBS check and providing satisfactory references. A DBS on the update service would be a distinct advantage due to the urgent nature of some of these roles.
If you have recent and relevant experience for this position and are immediately available for work then please email me your CV now to durgakumari.v@randstad.co.uk and I will be in touch with you!!
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
