Learning Support Assistants

Salary Hay Grade 3 – Hay Grade 5, £17,281 to £18,406.50 per annum (actual) – dependant on the responsibility of the LSA role

31.25 hours per week, full-time, (Monday – Friday), term-time only (38 weeks)

ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL, Watergate Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW

Headteacher: Mrs Steff Gleeson, BA Hons PGCE

The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.

We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of then we would love to hear from you, as we recruit for the following role:

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS – based at our main site in Newport

As an LSA you will work with students at St George’s School and within the community, with complex medical and behavioural challenges, assisting with planning and delivery of the activities within area. You will support other staff to increase their knowledge of individual needs, and work towards implementing specific programs that enable us as a School to respond positively to our students.

Dependant on your skills and relevant experience, the students you support may have a PMLD/ASC diagnosis and require complex medical interventions, in which case it is essential that you are willing to undertake/update specialist training as necessary.

Alternatively, your role may involve providing 1:1 support to one of our KS4 students.

It is essential that applicants possess the following:

• Experience of working with or caring for children in group setting of relevant school age
• L2 English and maths, or equivalent
• The ability to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• Some understanding of, and a willingness to hold safeguarding at the centre of their practice.

We can offer:

• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Application forms are also available to download from the school website at

Please note that we cannot accept CVs by way of application and any

CV received will not be considered for the role.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by the following;

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer . Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

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