SEN Learning Support Assistant - Key Stage 1
Location: Havering
Pay: £85–£95 per day (PAYE)
Contract: Full-time | Temp-to-perm | Start date: ASAP
“I don’t want to just manage behaviour. I want to understand it.”
If that sounds like you, this school will feel like home.
Many Learning Support Assistants are used to being the “extra pair of hands.” You do the work—calm the storm, lift the child, hold the classroom together—but too often, your insight and instincts are left at the door. You’re there, but not fully included.
This school is different.
Located in Havering and proudly rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023, this primary school doesn’t just talk about inclusion, it builds it into everything. In Key Stage 1, the children are full of energy and emotion. Some are navigating big feelings they don’t yet have the words for. Some are processing complex needs. Others just need someone calm, consistent and safe. That someone could be you.
Whether you’ve supported a child through trauma, autism, ADHD, or speech and language needs—or simply know what it means to listen without judgement—your experience will be welcomed here.
You won’t be expected to “fix” children. You’ll be trusted to connect with them. To walk alongside them. To help them learn not just phonics and maths, but how to feel safe and seen in a world that sometimes feels too loud or too fast.
You’ll be part of a team who support each other. You’ll have regular chances to develop your skills, share your ideas, and feel part of something meaningful. And if it’s a good fit, this temp-to-perm role will grow into a long-term place where you can really belong.
If you've been in a setting where your compassion felt like a burden instead of a strength, this is your chance to flip that story.
Please get in touch if you want to hear more about this role or our other SEND opportunities. Please send your CV to elisha@psinclusion.co.uk, or call us on 0203 011 4848 and ask for Elisha.
Now is the time to at least be looking at the opportunities your career so far can offer you. September discussions are happening and we can facilitate conversations with multiple schools.
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