. This role does not offer sponsorship.
Heath Farm College is looking for a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join our passionate and supportive team. You will play a vital role in helping pupils with varied and complex needs access learning, build confidence, and achieve their potential.
About the Role
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils with varied and complex needs to access learning, build confidence and achieve their potential.
Working closely with teachers and colleagues, you will create a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued, supported, and motivated to learn. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone committed to making a positive impact on young people’s lives.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support teachers to deliver creative and inclusive lessons tailored to individual pupil needs
2. Work with individual pupils and small groups to promote engagement, progress, and achievement
3. Prepare classrooms, resources, and learning materials to support effective teaching
4. Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils to encourage learning and interaction
5. Assist in lesson planning and delivery within a supportive, creative environment
6. Promote pupils’ social, emotional, and educational development throughout the school day
7. Maintain high standards of safeguarding, ensuring pupils feel safe, respected, and listened to
8. Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit and supportive staff team
The Ideal Candidate
9. Calm, patient, and resilient with a positive, flexible approach
10. Motivated to support pupils with SEN, ASC, or complex needs (experience desirable but not essential)
11. Enjoys teamwork and building strong professional relationships
12. Brings transferable skills from customer-facing roles such as retail, hospitality, or leisure
13. Educated to GCSE grade C / 4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)
14. Committed to helping every pupil achieve their full potential and build a positive future
About Us
Heath Farm College is an independent specialist sixth form college that caters for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. We offer a unique and stimulating environment where every student is able to make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education.
Heath Farm College is situated in Maidstone and has capacity to support up to 58 students. The provision facilitates a professional post 16 provision for students with EHCPs who are not ready for a large FE college or large school/academy 6th Form provision.
We are part of Acorn Educationand can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
15. Life Assurance
16. Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
17. “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
18. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
19. 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
20. Cycle to Work Schemes
21. Electric Car Purchase Scheme
22. Critical illness cover
23. Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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