Learning Support Assistant - Tylers Green Middle School

Overview

The Head Teacher and Governors at Tylers Green Middle School are looking to appoint a learning support assistant to join our fabulous team of teachers and learning support assistants.

The successful candidate will be working with pupils aged 7 – 11 supporting them within whole class teaching and small group work or individual support with pupils when required.

Salary: 1b 6-10 Bucks Pay Scale

Contract: Fixed Term (1 year with potential to extend)

Hours: Part time

Closing date: Friday 12^th June

Interviews: will take place on Wednesday 17^th June.

About us

Tylers Green Middle School, a two form entry junior school, is located on the edge of the Chilterns in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Our school buildings house outstanding teaching facilities as well as extensive sports fields, an indoor swimming pool and an outdoor conservation area. We are fortunate enough to have a parent community which actively engages in our children’s learning as well as a helpful and knowledgeable governing body readily on hand to offer advice and guidance and a well established and supportive staff team.

Please visit our website for further information as well as to view our school via a virtual tour on www.tylersgreenmiddle.bucks.sch.uk.

Tylers Green is a happy and inclusive place to work and learn. Staff and pupils are supported alike. There is a high value placed on well-being and the school prides itself on providing opportunities and training to allow staff to develop their skills and interests. The school has a strong community feel and is at the heart of the village.

About the role

At Tylers Green Middle School as a Learning Support Assistant, you will support pupils’ access to high-quality teaching, learning and wider school life, working under the direction of the class teacher, SENDCo and other senior leaders. Learning Support Assistants.  The role includes supporting pupils within whole-class teaching, small-group work and individual support, while promoting high expectations and helping pupils to become increasingly independent learners. The role is varied and interesting, always developing with the needs of the pupils.  The main requirements of the role includes:

• Delivering individual or small-group support where this has been planned by the teacher, SENDCo or relevant specialist.
• Adapting support in response to pupils’ needs, while maintaining high expectations for what all pupils can achieve.
• Contributing to a consistent whole-school LSA offer, while recognising that deployment may vary according to pupil need, year group context and lesson design.
• Be part of the playground supervision rota (including break & lunchtimes) and, if required, supervise pupils who require additional support.
• Support educational visits, workshops and outings.

Please see attached Job description for further information. 

About you

The ideal learning support assistant to join our team and be part of our school would be:

• Friendly, welcoming and professional manner
• Kind and caring manner when dealing with children; able to offer positive emotional support
• Open minded and receptive to new ideas, approaches and challenges
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Able to remain calm under pressure; resilient.
• Good time keeping; reliable and self motivated.
• Willing to seek advice and support when necessary.
• Able to communicate with and relate well to colleagues, children and adults
• Able to support and demonstrate commitment to the ethos, vision and values of the school 

Please see attached Person specification for further information. 

Other information

Completed job application forms to be emailed to Josephine Rutter, School Business Manager, on [email protected] by 9 am on Friday 12^th June 2026.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 17^th June.

We would like the person to start in role as soon as possible after appointment, ideally by 1^st July 2026.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Visits to the school before application or interview are welcome. If you wish to have an informal conversation before applying, please contact the School Business Manager on [email protected] or 01494 812465 to arrange this. Please also access our virtual tour via our website at www.tylersgreenmiddle.bucks.sch.uk.

Please note that an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates. The use of internet/social media information will be restricted to information relevant to the role for which an individual has applied. Information on the internet may not always be accurate, up-to-date or relate to the right individual. If information has been discovered, this will be compared with the candidate’s application form, employment history and criminal/suitability self-disclosure and then discussed with the applicant at interview. The recruitment panel will let the applicant comment and respond to any information which has been obtained via an online search before a final recruitment decision is made.

At Tylers Green Middle School, the health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concern. Our aim is for children to enjoy their time as pupils in this school. TGMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, parents and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.