Learning Support Assistant

St Paul’s Primary School is looking for a caring, nurturing member of staff, who is committed to supporting children's learning both in the classroom and at lunchtime. Although some understanding of social communication needs and/or ASD would be desirable, bespoke training will be provided for the right candidate. You should be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be an effective team member and be prepared to use your own initiative. The working hours are 3 days per week, from 8.30am until 3.10pm, Monday , Wednesday and Friday (17 hours 15 minutes per week) term time only . The full time salary scale for the post is £23,857.00 (pay rise pending) and the pro-rata salary will be £ 10,010.00 The successful candidate will: have the opportunity to work as part of a supportive, hardworking and friendly team. be supported in continual professional development through comprehensive training and coaching which will allow you to enhance and further develop your skills. Successful applicants must be able to support the distinctive Christian ethos of the school but do not have to be a practising Christian. If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Miss Hannah Keyzer (Senco). Our website will also give you more information about our school and please take the time to read our last Ofsted report (November 2022) where the school was judged to be outstanding in EYFS provision and good in all other categories. We were also recently awarded excellent in our SIAMS inspection. The closing date for this job is midnight on Friday 27th September 2026 but applications will be considered as they are received and the school reserves the right to interview and appoint during the application process. Safeguarding Statement The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices reflect this commitment. The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 23 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development. We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation - which is key to our commitment “to be better, together”. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are always open to discussing flexible working options. Please note that we reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate apply and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the role as soon as possible.