Learning Support Assistant - St George’s

Job Posted: 9 December 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Salary: Hay Grade 5 - £18,696 - £18,995 per annum (actual)
• Industries: Education

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 ASSISTANT - Newport

Salary: Hay Grade 5 - £18,696 - £18,995 per annum (actual)

Hours per week: Full-time, 31.25 hours per week (Mon–Fri), term-time only (38 weeks)

As an LSA you will work with students at St George’s School and within the community, with complex medical and behavioural challenges, alongside PMLD/ASC diagnosis.  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.

Your role will include 1-2-1 and small group mentoring, as well as supporting in the planning and delivery of activities within area.  You will also be required to support individuals requiring complex medical interventions and will therefore be required to undertake/update specialist training as necessary.

It is essential that applicants possess the following:

• Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Medical, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• A strong student focus holding safeguarding at the centre of their practice. 

We can offer:

• Wonderful students.
• 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.

Please contact Jenny Holmes on [email protected] for further details and an application pack.

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

www.stgeorges-school.co.uk

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

CV received will not be considered for the role

Closing date: Friday, 19^th December 2025