Learning Support Assistant

Company: Rainham Mark Grammar School
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Overview

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant (32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 days – 39 weeks) to join Rainham Mark Grammar School. This is a permanent role focusing on helping students develop academically and personally by understanding their individual learning needs and adapting support accordingly. You will work collaboratively with teachers and students to foster a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment where every learner is encouraged to achieve their full potential.

If you are caring, motivated, and eager to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you.

What can RMGS offer you?

Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.

Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.

Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust

  • Free Private Healthcare Cover – Benenden Healthcare (on contracts over 15 hours per week)
  • Free Health Checks
  • Free Flu Jabs
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • High quality CPD opportunities
  • Access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • Onsite free parking
  • A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance

Other information

If this challenge excites you, please apply via My New Term.

Closing date: Friday 17th July 2026 at 12pm

Interview date: Tuesday 21st July 2026

This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.

RMGS is committed to the protection and safety of its students, is an Equal Opportunities employer, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We are committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace, becoming an employer of choice, for all staff to believe that they have a voice and be empowered to make a difference.

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Posted: July 16th, 2026