Learning Support Assistant School

Key Responsibilities

In this rewarding role, you'll work under the guidance of a teacher, supporting children throughout their school journey. You'll play a key part in helping to plan and deliver engaging, meaningful learning experiences that empower students to achieve their full potential. Day‑to‑day, your role will include but not be limited to:

• Putting students at the heart of everything we do.
• Helping to create a safe learning environment where all students are encouraged, enabled, and can achieve their full potential.
• Enabling students to access learning, using needs‑specific, personalised approaches, both 1:1 and group learning activities.
• Assisting tutors in the delivery of their lessons.
• Contributing to tracking students' achievements against their learning objectives.
• Facilitating learning activities for students to build their skills and knowledge.

Our fantastic Learning Support Assistants all share the same great qualities listed below. If you believe you share these qualities, we'd love to hear from you. Our Learning Support Assistants…

• Are passionate about supporting children and young people.
• Strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for the people you are supporting.
• Are creative with new ideas to stimulate students.
• Can be adaptable to changing priorities and work flexibly.
• Can demonstrate good initiative when dealing with challenging situations.
• Are engaging communicators, both verbally and in writing.
• Have, or are willing to work towards, a Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning.
• Previous SEN experience and the desire and willingness to learn.

St Piers sits in the Education Directorate of Young Epilepsy, the leading national charity working exclusively to improve the lives of children and young people with epilepsy or associated conditions. We are a non‑maintained residential special school for 4‑25‑year‑olds, and we are an innovative and creative School and College for students with SEND. A large percentage of our cohort have epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

St Piers provides a variety of interactive and inclusive environments, both indoors and outdoors, that support the pursuit of ambitions and aspirations through a range of exciting and creative spaces. Our students are at the heart of the learning experience by providing an environment where everyone can progress and gain new skills.