Learning Support Assistant

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Burnham Grammar School

Learning support assistant

Bucks Scale 2, u00a325,625 pa - u00a327,770 pa FTE
Actual pro rata salary u00a319,329 - u00a320,947 pa
33 hours per week
Permanent, term time
Required for October 2025

We are seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and pro-active person to provide support to a number of students with special educational needs.

The role will involve classroom support. The ability to empathise with students and understand their needs is essential. This is a busy and varied role; the ideal person will have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of a friendly and supportive team.

Candidates should have experience of working in a school environment; experience with autistic students would be advantageous. Candidates should have a good standard of education, with a grade C/level 4 or above in GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.

The position is term-time only. Working hours will be 8:30am to 4pm on Mondays and 8:30am to 3:30pm Tuesday to Friday.

The role is offered as a permanent contract, term-time only. Some time may be spent covering lessons for absent staff when not needed in the SEN department.

Burnham Grammar School holds the Gold IIP Award and is an Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence.