KS2 Learning Support Assistant: Inspire & Support Pupils

Company: Shorefields
Apply for the KS2 Learning Support Assistant: Inspire & Support Pupils
Location: Basildon
Job Description:

Job Ref No. ECC2192-13 Position Type: Teaching/Child Support Pay Range: Scale 2 Point 5 to Scale 3 Point 7

Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 19/06/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: June 2026

Hours – 8:40am – 3:10pm (with a 20 minute unpaid lunch break) – 30 hours 50 minutes per week (term‑time only)

Salary – £18,291 to £18,861 per annum (depending upon experience)

Due to expansion, we are looking to appoint an experienced, passionate Learning Support Assistant to join our over‑subscribed Primary School & Nursery.

  • Are you an experienced LSA looking for a new role?
  • Do you want to work in a thriving school which has learning at its centre?
  • Can you motivate and inspire all children to achieve their very best?
  • Can you work effectively as part of a team and add value to our school and community?
  • If so, then this is an exciting opportunity not to be missed.

The successful candidate will be:

  • Enthusiastic and motivated to work with children with a variety of different personalities and skill levels
  • An excellent team worker who is flexible where required
  • Have experience within the Primary phase
  • Be able to work under your own initiative
  • Be able to promote and foster pupil independence
  • Have excellent communication skills, including written
  • Have GCSE’s (or equivalent) in English and Maths (A*–C/9–4) (preferable, but not essential)
  • Have a history of improving pupils’ performance
  • Be smartly presented, with excellent time‑management skills

We are looking for a candidate to support in Key Stage 2. Duties will include supporting pupils in lessons, during swimming and PE, during break and lunchtimes and preparing teaching resources and displays. There will also be the opportunity to run small intervention groups, boosting children’s potential in assessments.

We can offer the successful candidate:

  • 2‑week May/June half‑term holiday
  • One non‑school based Professional Development Day
  • A great work‑life balance, job satisfaction and supportive colleagues who like to have fun
  • Happy, motivated, well‑behaved and hard‑working children
  • A diverse and inclusive school community with strong Governor and Parent support
  • A friendly and supportive team of teachers, Learning Support Assistants and Support Staff
  • An attractive and extremely well‑resourced environment
  • Emphasis on teaching and learning rather than bureaucracy
  • A responsive and involved leadership team

If you are reading this thinking, “that sounds like me!”, then we would LOVE to hear from you!

Safeguarding

Chapel Hill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and thorough referencing in line with DfE guidance. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026