Learning Support Assistant

**Salary**: Surrey Pay Scale 3 (£23,576 FTE, actual salary £17,507) Benefits: Generous pension, condensed school year, training and development, recognition policies, wellbeing support (24/7 GP access & EAP), access to discount platform, work-life balance, family-friendly policies, free parking, occupational sick pay **Headteacher - Caroline Black** **We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Sayes Court Primary School, part of Bourne Education Trust.** As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be responsible for responsible for providing highly effective, targeted provision and care to pupils, in support of and under the guidance of Teachers and Senior Leaders, in order to raise standards of achievement for pupils to become independent learners. Ensuring the effective support of pupil welfare and the inclusion of all pupils in all aspects of school life in line with school and Trust policies, promoting the ethos and the values of the school and Bourne Education Trust. This role will predominately be based in our Nursery. **About Sayes Court Primary School** Sayes Court Primary School is a vibrant, happy, and inclusive one-form entry primary school in Surrey with a nursery school for 2 - 4 year olds. As part of the Bourne Education Trust (BET), a successful multi-academy trust comprising twenty-four schools across Surrey, Hampshire, and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, we are committed to "Transforming schools...changing lives." At Sayes Court, we believe in developing a breadth of skills and knowledge that nourish a strong sense of self-belief so that both our staff and pupils can achieve their own greatness. We are a community where high expectations are set for all pupils. Our aim is to challenge, inspire and prepare so that pupils can accomplish their goals and be ready for secondary school and beyond. **Details** **Position**:Learning Support Assistant **Contract**: Part time, fixed term contract (until 31 August 2026) **Hours**: 33 hours per week (Mon-Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm, with a requirement to attend training until 4.45pm on Wednesdays and team briefing on Tuesdays from 8.20am. There is also a requirement to run an after-school club until 4.15pm one day a week. **Start Date**: 1st September 2025 **Salary**: Surrey Pay Scale 3 (£23,576 FTE, actual salary £17,507) **Benefits** - Generous workplace pension through LGPS (Employer contribution 18.9%) - Condensed school year with two week half term in October - Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities - Recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service - Well-being support, including 24/7 online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), online wellness support and free eye tests - Access to savings on your everyday spending including groceries, homeware, entertainment and holidays, through My Staff Shop benefits platform - Work-life balance, and family friendly policies and processes - Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme - Occupational sick pay **Key responsibilities include**: - Working as part of a team, under the direction of the responsible Teacher, support teaching provision, development and implementation of learning for pupils - Under the guidance of the responsible Teacher, facilitate the learning of individual pupils and groups, setting high expectations and promoting positive attitudes to learning - To understand and follow teaching plans in order to support pupil development and to scaffold learning as appropriate - To support with the preparation of learning materials as required **Requirements include**: **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children - GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent appropriate qualification) - Ability to evidence effective continuous professional development **Desirable** - Relevant experience of working with children in an education setting - For full job description and requirements, please see applicant pack on our careers website._ **Our Culture** At Bourne Education Trust, we value colleagues who are: - Reflective, optimistic and aspirational - Collaborative and innovative - Committed, engaged and professional - Advocates for equality and inclusivity **Bourne Education Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, pupils and other stakeholders. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. In advertising our vacancies, we are committed to accommodating diverse needs. If you require the applicant job pack to be supplied in a different format, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to provide a suitable alternative.** **Job specification** **School** **Sayes Court Primary School** **Location** **Sayes Court Farm Drive, Addlestone