Learning Support Assistant

Posted 28 April 2022
Salary Up to £88.25 per day
LocationSudbury
Job type Contract
Discipline Supply Teaching
ReferenceLEARN39802_1651139990
ContactHannah Reilly

Job description

Opus Teach is a supply agency based in Ipswich, which is wholly owned by Suffolk County Council. We are currently recruiting a Learning Support Assistant to work within a Sudbury based School.

We are looking for a reliable and professional Learning Support Assistant who would be happy to work across all year groups, Year 7 - Year 11.

This will be working with small groups of students and with students on a 1:1 basis.

Working hours: Ideally Monday - Friday 8.15am until 3.15pm, although the school can be flexible on this.

This role would be to start ASAP; however, the school would be able to wait for the right candidate.

Duration: ideally until end of term, (21st July) however the school can be flexible on this.

Pay: £88.25 per day/£13.58 per hour.

You will need:

  • A keen interest in working with children and a passion for the education industry
  • Successful previous teaching or classroom experience - Advantageous but not essential
  • An up-to-date enhanced DBS (if you do not have one but are still interested, please get in touch)
  • Suitable professional references from previous employment

In return we offer:

  • A friendly, welcoming, and supportive school
  • A friendly and professional service offering quality, flexibility, and variety
  • An easy-to-use real-time system to enable full control over bookings, your profile, and availability calendar
  • A team of dedicated account managers on hand to provide support and assistance throughout application and placement
  • Opportunities to opt-in for pension scheme
  • Opportunity to help make a difference- we do not earn commission from placing you and reinvest back into teachers, schools, and education.

Working as a learning support assistant is a great opportunity to kick start your career in education by assisting with different age groups, different schools, or even a particular year group.

Opus Teach work with all types of educational professionals to help them gain short and long-term employment in school settings.

If you're interested in this role, please call the Opus Teach team ASAP.