Learning Support Assistant

Under the leadership of our new SENDCO, we are looking to grow our team of Learning Support Assistants within the Grow and Thrive team. The successful candidates will be passionate about working with young people, and preferably have a knowledge of the local area or similar area. We offer exceptional training and development opportunities. We will offer extensive support and guidance to help you achieve your aspirations while you help the children achieve theirs. You may work across the school, or specialise within an identified subject area where you will be supporting and learning from others. The ability to specialise in literacy would be welcome, but not necessary. Perhaps you want to become a teacher, an educational psychologist, an expert in speech and language or EAL, or another education-based career and are looking for that special school to gain some experience in an education setting. We have a track record of developing people in the direction they want to go, whether it is remaining within our Grow and Thrive team, growing within the Saracens family, or moving elsewhere. Saracens High School has a family ethos and is committed to supporting staff in this rewarding job, while recognising the stress it puts upon us. With generous loadings, the opportunity for colleagues to take family days, and access to a staff counsellor, we do all we can to look after our staff. With strong ties to the wider Saracens organisation, we base all we do on the values Discipline, Hard Work, Honesty, and Humility and we focus on character development and making memories, as much as outstanding academic attainment. The last time KS4 progress was reported it was in the top 20% nationally, and KS4 attainment in the top 9%, with Fischer Family Trusts contextual scores putting us in the top 7% for progress and top 4% for 9-4 in English and Maths. Last summer our first cohort of Year 13 students achieved exceptional KS5 attainment this summer, with 90% going on to university or to begin a degree apprenticeship, with 15% going to a Russell Group University. Saracens High School is a secondary school that opened in September 2018 for Year 7 pupils, growing each year until the school was full in 2024 (1200 pupils). We serve a wonderfully diverse community in the Colindale area of North London, which also has exceptional transport links with the Northern Line (Colindale) and mainline trains (Mill Hill Broadway), and easy access to main commute routes (M1, A1, A41). This post is for 37.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks). If you have any questions or would like a general conversation with the Principal about the role, please email principal@saracenshigh.org The closing date is 17:00 on Monday 31 August 2026 Saracens Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.