Learning Assistant

Thank you for your interest in the role of one-to-one Learning Assistant at Edge Grove. This position will start in February 2025 as a part term position. The role is funded through the local authority for a pupil with an EHCP and is for 20 hours a week, working daily from 8.30am to 12.30pm during term time, plus INSET days prior to the start of each term. The role is dependent on the pupil’s continued attendance at the school and the continued Local Authority funding.

The School seeks to employ an inspiring, child-centred and dynamic individual who will work collaboratively and proactively to celebrate and promote the excellence of Edge Grove’s Mission, its core Values and its pupils’ remarkable progress and outcomes. 

The successful candidate will work directly with a Year 5 pupil who requires additional support to access the curriculum. The Learning Assistant will work closely with the Form Teacher to ensure that the pupil makes the best possible progress and this will involve both supporting in the class and the pupil individually.

Please email your completed application form and covering letter, addressed to Mr Richard Stanley, Headmaster, to hr@edgegrove.com by 9.00am on Friday 3rd January. Applications must arrive prior to the closing date and time. CVs are not accepted. Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. However, should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserve the right to close the advert early. 

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback except to those candidates who are invited to interview.

Edge Grove School Trust Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. 

The full policy on Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure and the Data Protection Privacy Notice (Recruitment) are available on our website and should be read before making your application.

Please refer to the ‘Notes for Applicants’ page in the Application for Employment and ensure that you are aware of your responsibilities relating to the declaration of criminal convictions and cautions, as well as periods of more than 3 months living and/or working overseas for any position within the school. The School is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments please let us know at application stage if you have any special requirements.