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Lunchtime Learning Support Assistant
The role is Fixed-Term, Term-Time (approx., 36 weeks per annum)
Monday to Friday (10:30 – 14:00)
Salary: £9,532 per annum
To Start: ASAP
Do you want to be part of a transdisciplinary team of dedicated friendly Teachers, Therapists and Learning Support Assistants helping children with social and communication difficulties to blossom and thrive?
Do you have a passion for learning, excellent inter-personal skills and are confident, enthusiastic, calm, supportive, resilient and adaptable?
Due to expanding numbers we welcome you to apply to join our team.
We have a lovely opportunity for an enthusiastic Lunch-Time Assistant to join our Teaching Team, supporting children during lunch time and at play time.
What the role involves:
•Providing support to children during lunch and at play time, promoting positive behaviour.
•Ensuring the lunch and play areas and are clean and tidy before, during and after lunch.
•Setting up and clearing up equipment and resources during lunch time and play time.
•Providing Teaching Assistant cover while colleagues have their lunch.
•Liaising with Teachers, Therapists and staff.
The ideal candidate will have:
•Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning and working with children.
•Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
•The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
•Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
•The ability to manage a small group of children with complex social communication needs.
•The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.
•Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
Closing Date: Friday 19th September 2025
Safeguarding Statement
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information.