Job Ref No. ECC2850-101S | Position Type: Teaching/Child Support | Pay Range: Scale 3 Points 6-7
Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 | Contract Type: Part-time | Contract Term: Temporary
Application Close: 13/07/2026 | Midday Date of Interviews: TBC
Hours: 12.5 hours per week (12:45 – 3:15 pm) each day
Learning Support Assistant – Doddinghurst Infant School, Brentwood
An opportunity has arisen for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team to support a child with additional needs, initially in KS1.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Is caring, positive, compassionate and enthusiastic
- Has the ability to use their own initiative and remain calm under pressure
- Has experience in working with children on a 1:1 or small group basis and a good understanding of Autism
What We Offer
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
- A commitment to a personalised programme of CPD
- Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
- Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
- Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
- Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- 24/7 GP
Contact us:
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by calling the school office on 01245 355226 or by emailing admin@tyrrells.essex.sch.uk.
Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available online. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
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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