Lunchtime Learning Support Assistant

Lunchtime Learning Support Assistant The role is Permanent, Term-Time (approx., 36 weeks per annum) Monday to Friday (11:00 – 14:30) Salary: £8,935 per annum. Plus, a central London allowance of £1000 per annum.To Start: ASAPDo 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