Learning Support Assistant

Full Job Description

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Job Title:   Learning Support Assistant
Location:   Longdon Hall School, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS15 4PT
Hours:        37.5 per week | Monday to Friday | Tuesday- Friday: 8:30am - 4pm, Monday: 4:30pm for CPD.
Salary:       £22,160.62 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract:   Permanent | Term Time Only
Start:          July 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

As a Learning Support Assistant, you’ll support our teachers in delivering creative, tailored teaching to meet the diverse educational needs of our pupils. Your efforts will help maximise each pupil’s achievement and development in a supportive, inclusive environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone starting or continuing their career in education, particularly motivated to inspire learning in pupils with varied and complex needs. You’ll work in a school where safeguarding is paramount, pupils are respected and heard, and where quality is always our priority.

What You'll Do:

• Support individual pupils and small groups, helping them engage and learn effectively
• Assist teachers with lesson planning and delivery
• Prepare classrooms and learning materials
• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils to promote interaction and progress

While experience in an SEN/ASC setting is desirable, your motivation, support skills, resilience, and personal qualities are just as important. We welcome candidates from customer-facing backgrounds such as retail, hospitality, and leisure who want a role that truly makes a difference.

We are looking for people who share our vision of building incredible futures by empowering students to be happy and successful in the world.

Requirements:

• Educated to GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Calm, engaging, resilient, and a strong team player
• Motivated by helping pupils reach their full potential

About Us

Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

This opportunity is in Lichfield which is within commutable distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent and surrounding areas.

Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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