Specialist Learning Support Assistant – Lower School

Salary: FTE: Band 5 £29,846 - £32,514 pa,

   Actual £22,125 - £24,102 pa, inclusive of 5.6 wks holiday

Working Hours:  32.5 hours per week – Term Time Only

Closing Date: 29 September 2025

Starting Date: ASAP

Can you make the difference to the lives of our students?  Do you like to be challenged?   Are you solution focused? Do you want to be part of our SEMH school?

This could be the job for you.

West Heath School is a challenging place to work, but our dedicated staff rebuild lives through education. Teaching respect, encouraging responsibility, building relationships, and developing resilience in our students is an integral part of the role. Our committed, dynamic, and resourceful staff find working at West Heath School rewarding. We are currently on an exciting journey to be registered as a therapeutic community and welcome staff who follow this ethos.

If you would like to be part of our journey to support students’ lives, we are looking for a Specialist Learning Support Assistant to join our Lower School team as part of our provision. You will be working to inspire our students love of learning through a hands on and creative approach to teaching and supporting the learning of the students. You will work across the Lower School model but be based in the Juniors provision.

The successful candidate should have experience of working within the KS2 area of the curriculum and an understanding of SEND needs with a focus on social, emotional and mental health. They should also have a flexible approach to delivering support and a passion for helping students to succeed academically.

The position will see you dividing your time between supporting teaching staff and working 1:1 in the classroom or providing intervention. There will also be a requirement to cover teachers’ lessons. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a direct impact on students’ lives.

Due to the nature of the role the ideal applicant must hold, at minimum, Level 2 English and Maths. A Level 3 Teaching and Learning Support qualification, or equivalent, would also be advantageous.

As a school we are proud to promote the development of life skills and social development as equal to academic achievement. West Heath School works towards the end goal of helping students re-integrate into mainstream learning and preparation for adulthood.