Great Oaks College is a specialist independent college which is currently located within Oaklands School. In September 2025 we are relocating to two new sites in Sunbury-on-Thames (Surrey) and Hounslow. We are looking to employ a Learning Support Assistant to our team. As well as being calm and patient, you will need a good team working skills and be passionate about supporting students with special educational needs. Applicants must be physically fit and willing to undertake all aspects of personal care including toileting and feeding.We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share this belief. Please refer to the person specification and job description for full details of the role and the essential knowledge and skills required.We value our employees and offer a supportive and engaging environment, comprehensive induction, inset and excellent continuous professional development training sessions, Teachers Pension scheme access to staff discounts, and other wellbeing benefits: An employee assistance programme Access to Private Doctors and Nurses 24/7 free of charge Daily staff breakfasts including fruits cereal and toast Eligibility for Blue Light Card Cycle to work scheme Free eye test for identified staff Employee referral reward
Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)Contract Type: Permanent – Term time only Responsible to: Class Teacher/Assistant Head TeacherMain purpose of the job -To support teachers, experienced teaching assistants and apprentices in providing for the personal care and medical needs of students including hoisting, physiotherapy programmes, manual handling and support in eating, drinking and using the toilet. To support the development of learning, independence, communication and behaviour under the guidance of the classroom team.Main responsibilities and tasks -To be part of a classroom team, and work under the direction of the class teacher and experienced teaching assistants.To work alongside the teaching assistant and teacher to maintain a purposeful, orderly, supportive and safe environment.To assist with the development of resources for teaching activities, alongside the classroom team.To assist the classroom team in delivering educational programmes, designed by the teacher and the therapists working in the college.To take part in team meetings, reporting on student performance. To support students with their personal care including feeding and toileting. To support students’ medical needs including those who are tube fed and those who may need emergency medication, suction or oxygen after training and when there is a trained healthcare assistant on site.To supervise students during leisure time including whilst outside.To be aware of the College’s Adult Safeguarding policies and procedures.To report immediately to the Head of College or Assistant Head teacher any concerns about a student’s wellbeing.To use experienced staff as a source of advice and guidance in developing own practice To use communication strategies as identified in ILP’s and SALT programmes.To Support students in developing ICT skills.To use ICT skills in their everyday work. taking photographs, videos to record progressFollow Health and Safety procedures and report issues promptly.Follow PHP’s using identified strategies to keep everyone safe.To undertake flexibly any other reasonable requests made by the head teacher, head of department or class teacher in line with the duties of support staff. COLLEGE STANDARDS Equal Opportunities: Great Oaks College has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity and expects all employees to implement and promote this in their own work.Health and Safety: Great Oaks College is committed to a healthy and safe working environment and expects all its employees to implement and promote its policy in all aspects of their work. Confidentiality: Great Oaks College is committed to maintaining the privacy of all its staff and students. It expects all staff to handle all individuals’ personal information in a sensitive and professional manner. All staff are under an obligation not to gain access or attempt to gain access toinformation they are not authorised to have. Safeguarding: Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.