Bridge Learning Campus is excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a learning support assistant to join our dedicated and supportive secondary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the numeracy provision in the SEN Department as well as supporting students in class and through targeted interventions.
Salary: BG8 N13-17 FTE £29,064 - £31,022, Part time hours = £23,184 - 24,746
Contract: Part Time, Term Time Only + Inset Days
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 3:30pm, 33.75 hours per week
Closing Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 at 9am
Interview Date: Thursday 11 June, Time TBC
What We’re Looking For
This role will suit someone who has experience of working with SEND children, ideally within a secondary setting. It will also suit someone who may be newer to the role but has the enthusiasm, commitment, and adaptability to learn quickly and develop their skills. The successful candidate will demonstrate patience, resilience, and excellent communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with children and staff alike. A willingness to support pupils with a range of needs in class and deliver interventions under the guidance of the deputy SENDCO will be essential. Full training and a structured induction programme will be provided.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the lead for the numeracy provision within the department.
- Plan and deliver targeted interventions to support pupils’ progress, with a focus on planning and delivering numeracy interventions.
- Maintain accurate records of student progress in class and targeted interventions.
- Support wave 1 provision by reinforcing key learning points and adapting activities to meet the needs of different learners.
- Work under the direction of a teacher to provide in class support to groups of students.
- Work with a range of pupils, including those with SEND, to promote inclusion, engagement, and positive behaviour.
- Assist with the preparation of classroom resources and the organisation of learning environments to ensure they are purposeful and well-structured.
- Provide feedback to teachers on pupils’ progress and contribute to the assessment process.
- Supervise pupils during transitions, break times, and other non-classroom activities as required.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to support children’s academic and personal development, including making calls and attending and contributing to meetings.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children in line with school policies and statutory requirements.
- Other duties as directed by the SENDCo.
We offer:
- Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
- Paid induction and training suited to the role
- Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking
- Use of the Cycle Scheme
- Paid completion of a DBS check
- Flu vaccination vouchers
- Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
- Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
- Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority
Fluency Duty
This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants, and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.