Overview
Position Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Part-time (27.5 hours per week)
Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 15/10/2025 Midday
Date of Interviews: 20/10/2025
Job Title
Learning Support Assistant
About the role
Are you looking for a new opportunity with an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your professional goals and aspirations? If so, Market Field School is the place for you, with a proven track record of helping our Learning Support Assistants reach their career goals.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will champion high quality care, compassion and student dignity. You will work closely with the class teacher to share responsibility for the academic, physical, emotional and social development and well-being of our truly unique and wonderful children and young people.
Working hours
27.5 hours per week – 9.00am to 3.00pm (30-minute unpaid lunch break) Monday-Friday, term time only.
About you
You will act as an ambassador for both the school and Hope Learning Community, the Trust which we are part of. You will liaise with staff within the school in order to meet the needs of the students in your class. You will promote a professional and caring image whilst championing our school values, Respect, Excellence and Friendship. You must be patient, kind, enthusiastic with a good sense of humour and a willingness to learn.
About us
Market Field School and College has been enhancing the lives of students (and their families) with wide-ranging strengths and needs for over 40 years. We moved into a purpose built, specialist environment in 2015 and are fortunate to benefit from a suite of facilities to enrich the quality of provision for our students. With over 500 students and rising, we are one of the biggest special schools in Essex and each day is very different from the day before!
Why work with Hope Learning Community?
Each and every day we are lucky enough and have the privilege of working with the most amazing, unique children. They never fail to inspire, interest and educate us in ways we could never have imagined. We are a forward thinking school and understand that every child is an individual and do our utmost best to ensure they are given the support, guidance and opportunity to succeed in an environment where they feel safe, secure and valued.
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Opportunities to flourish through CPD training
* Free school lunches
* Free health and wellbeing services including GP appointments, counselling and much more
* A wonderfully welcoming school community
How to apply
Please complete and submit an application form via this website or email for the attention of the HR Department on hrenquiries@marketfield.essex.sch.uk.
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted, and any CVs and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded.
Please contact Market Field School on 01206 825195 or email HRenquiries@marketfield.essex.sch.uk should you require any further information.
Please note that all staff are subject to successful completion of a probationary period.
Safeguarding and equal opportunities
Hope Learning Community is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
Hope Learning Community is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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Ruth Whitehead
Market Field School
School Road, Elmstead Market
Essex, CO7 7ET Telephone: 01206 825195
Email: hrenquiries@marketfield.essex.sch.uk
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