Early Years Learning Support Assistant

Overview

Early Years SEND Learning Support Assistant

Scale: Scale 3 (salary pro rata)

Hours: 35 hours per week, term time only

Contract: Fixed term for a year with the opportunity to renew

Start Date: Immediate

Come and join our vibrant school community in the heart of the newly developed area of Beam Park, Rainham. We are looking for a SEND EYFS learning support assistant to support within our newly opened school.

Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be a part of our Early Years team in a school that prioritises in developing practitioners, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as an Early Years practitioner, our School supports all staff in their progression through a range of bespoke courses and qualifications.

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

• A qualified practitioner who holds NNEB or equivalent;
• Experience of working with SEND;
• A passion for children’s learning and development;
• A willingness to try new things and to help develop new strategies in curriculum and assessment;
• To develop their own practice through a coaching model;
• High aspirations for all children and a desire to raise standards;
• High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.

About Park Primary Academy:

Park Primary Academy is a small mixed community school which is based in Rainham within the London Borough of Havering. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools.

We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.

Park Primary Academy Ethos:

At Park Primary Academy we take pride in growing the personal qualities of confidence and resilience, and develop the skills, for lifelong learning. We challenge all children to strive for academic, creative, sporting and personal success within a broad, vibrant and enriched curriculum.

Our core values can be summarised as RESPECT – Resilience, Empathy, Self-belief, Perseverance, Effort, Courageous and Tolerance.

We encourage children to take ownership of, and responsibility for, their learning and behaviour. We aim for our children to fulfil their potential and shape their future.

Why work at Park Primary Academy?

Amazing, well-behaved children, who are happy at school and excited by what they are learning each day.

A local school with all the advantages of a successful academy group, including a strong central team of support, teaching and leadership staff.

Park Primary Academy’s location is just off New Road, with easy access to the A13. The school is well-served by public transport, with the 174 and 287 bus routes stopping nearby, and a quick 6-minute walk from the bus stop to the school entrance. For those traveling by train, the C2C station is only 15 minutes away, ensuring that Park Primary is easily accessible.

Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office on the number or email below to arrange your visit with the Headteacher.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th November 2025

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.