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Learning Support Assistant

United Kingdom, Chessington, London · Job Posted May 14, 2026
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Affinity Workforce Solutions are supporting a Special Needs provision who are looking for Special Needs Teaching Assistant to support pupils with additional learning needs to start ASAP. The support is predominantly with social, emotional and mental health with elements of Autism, challenging behaviour and learning difficulties. Each role will vary as every child is unique so your approaches should be tailored and specific to their needs. This is a very rewarding role and will require you to guide the child’s learning alongside the classroom teacher and SENCO. Most students require 1:1 support will be under the provision of an individual education plan so you will help the child achieve this personalised academic, social and emotional learning goals set by educational professionals.

Job Responsibility

  • Support pupils with additional learning needs
  • Guide the child’s learning alongside the classroom teacher and SENCO
  • Provide 1:1 support under an individual education plan
  • Help the child achieve personalised academic, social and emotional learning goals

Requirements

  • Excited about working with children and being creative
  • Experience managing a class in the absence of the class Teacher
  • Confident managing children’s behaviour
  • Emotionally resilient
  • An approachable, friendly character
  • Aware or have experience of supporting children and adults with additional needs
  • Can offer previous experience with mental health in a supporting capacity
  • A knowledge or understanding of SEN/SEMH
  • A confident approach to working with children
  • An educational background
  • An enthusiasm to learn, sense of humour and develop professionally
  • An enhanced DBS Affinity Workforce can assist with this

Nice to have

  • Previous experience with mental health in a supporting capacity
  • Knowledge or understanding of SEN/SEMH
  • Confident approach to working with children
  • Educational background
  • Enthusiasm to learn, sense of humour and develop professionally
  • Enhanced DBS

What we offer

  • Competitive daily wage based on experience
  • Dedicated consultant allocated for support
  • Support in writing CVs and job applications
  • £200 for successful referral of Teachers and £100 for Teaching Assistants
  • Free up to date safeguarding training
  • Training workshops and CPD courses
  • Option of working under a PAYE or Umbrella pay scheme

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