Learning Support Assistants - St. George's School

Job Posted: 5 September 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Hay Grade 3 – Hay Grade 5, dependant on the responsibility of the LSA role £17,281 - £18,406.50 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 ASSISTANTS - based at our main site in Newport

Salary: 

Hay Grade 3 – Hay Grade 5, dependant on the responsibility of the LSA role

£17,281 - £18,406.50 per annum (actual)

Hours per week:

Full-time, 31.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday), 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, 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:

• 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: Thursday, 18^th September 2025