Special Needs Learning Support Assistant - The Gerrards Cross Church of England School

Overview

SPECIAL NEEDS LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT from September 2025

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant for part time or a full time role, term time only, working with children with special educational needs. .

Good literacy and numeracy skills, a positive approach, patience and a sense of humour are essential for all posts within the school. Experience of working with a variety of needs including ASC would be beneficial.

If you are interested, please contact our SENDCo, either in person or through Mrs Marshall in the school office for further details ([email protected]). Visits to the school are welcomed.

The application form is available on our website (www.gerrardscross.bucks.sch.uk) or can be sent by request.

Job Salary    The salary for the position is £23,996- £24,950 FTE pro rata (Bucks Pay ISN6-10) depending on experience. Term Time Only

Contract Type   Permanent

Hours    Part time or Full time 

Closing  Date for Applications    21/11/2025

About us

Please see our website www.gerrardscross.bucks.sch.uk and Instagram gx.school for lots of information about our wonderful school.

About the role

Purpose of the Post

To work under the direct instruction and guidance of the SENDCo and teaching staff to undertake work/care/support programmes as specified by the individual child’s Education, Health and Care Plan. Enable full access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.  Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.

Support for Pupils

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Support /Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes.
• Attend to the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters. Intimate care may be required for some pupils.
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of the teacher.
• Work closely with other professionals providing for individual pupils’ additional needs.
• Liaise with parents / carers as appropriate.

Support for Teachers

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Assist with the planning of learning activities.
• Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers.
• Administer and invigilate routine tests and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work as required.

Support for the Curriculum

• Assist in the preparation and development of agreed activities modifying resources and activities as necessary to enable individual children to access the curriculum.
• Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies eg literacy, numeracy and early years, recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher.
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources including displays, required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

About you

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualification and Experience

• Experience of working with relevant age groups within a learning environment.
• Good verbal, numeracy and literacy skills.
• Previous learning support experience would be an advantage

Be willing to undertake: 

• NVQ 2/3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience.
• Training in relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy.
• First aid and child protection training.
• Additional training as necessary to ensure individual children’s needs are met.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Effective use of ICT to support learning.
• Use of other equipment and technology to support learning – video, photocopier etc.
• Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
• General understanding of national/foundation stage curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies.
• Basic understanding of child development and learning.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Able to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities.
• Able to work with and be directed by fellow professionals

Other information

Closing date:  Fridat 21 November 2025 12pm. Please note that all applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

The Gerrards Cross CE School   Moreland Drive   Gerrards Cross   Bucks   SL9 8BD

Tel: 01753 882731  

[email protected]     

This post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks as our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children in our care. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. Please let us know if we need to make any reasonable adjustments for you in our recruitment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.