Learning Support Assistant

Job description

Learning Support Assistant
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The LSA will work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of teaching staff and SENCO to provide support to pupils with moderate learning, behavioural, communication, social or physical difficulties.
About OSH
Old Swinford Hospital is one of the country's leading state boarding schools. The majority of the School's students are boarders who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and also from the EU and overseas. A third of our pupils are day pupils, who usually go home after lessons, unless they are involved in sport or music, CCF or DofE. The School is now on an exciting journey to become fully co-educational by September 2025. Girls joined us in September 2021 in Year 7, whilst the Sixth Form has been mixed since 2004.
OSH is calm place to work. It is inclusive, tolerant and welcoming. The atmosphere is supportive and orderly, and it is also very relaxed because for many of our pupils their school is also their home.
We pride ourselves on developing in our pupils a balance of academic achievement, character and resilience and we've been doing this now for nearly 360 years.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
Experience of being a LSA within a Secondary School setting – experience in supporting students at KS4 (Year 10 and Y11) with academic learning and executive functioning (planning, organisation, revision) is desirable Ability to support students in their learning Ability to motivate and encourage students Good reading, writing and numeracy skills Ability to deal with challenging behaviour Ability to act on own initiative Good communication skills Effective organisation and time management skills Calm, patient and an appreciation o...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Stourbridge

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-10-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English