Learning Support Assistant

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Application period closes : 9.00 am on Monday 5 January 2026

Interviews : week commencing 5 January 2026

Employment Commences : as soon as possible

Salary : £15,477 per annum (prorated salary)

Hours : 27.5 hrs per week / Monday to Friday

Contract :
Term time (33 weeks), plus attendance at mandatory inset days

Please note :
This position is specifically tied to the pupil’s attendance at our school. Consequently, the role will conclude if / when the pupil leaves the setting.

We welcome any discussions regarding this role or any other queries you may have.

If you are enthusiastic about making a meaningful difference in a child's educational journey, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant who will provide part‑time support to a pupil in our Prep School. The ideal candidate will ensure that the pupils can integrate as fully as possible in school life. They will help to enhance the pupils’ communication skills, promote his self‑esteem, independence, and participation in class.

Newland House and the Learning Enrichment team pride ourselves in creating a fully inclusive and safe setting, where all children thrive.

The ideal candidate will be required to work under the guidance of the Head of Learning Enrichment.

We set high standards of learning for all the children in a caring and supportive environment, and you will help to promote our ethos in encouraging enquiring minds and building pupil’s strengths, interests and experiences. We pride ourselves in fostering excellent home / school relationships with parents and the candidate will be expected to have strong communication skills.

The Learning Support Assistant will work as a member of a team in our Learning Enrichment department, along with other Learning Support Assistant, Learning Enrichment Teaching Assistants and Learning Enrichment Specialists, and will be responsible on a daily basis to the Head of Learning Enrichment.

In addition, they will be required to set and maintain high educational and moral standards, undertake other appropriate duties as may be required, participate in and support the school in all its many and varied activities.

Please view the attached job application pack. Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role / person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications should be sent to the HR Manager by the closing date. No CVs will be accepted.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then please contact the HR Manager via email or phone. Please view the attached job application pack for contact details.

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.