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1:1 Learning Support Assistant - Fixed Term

St Michael's Prep School, Otford

  • Ref:KCC886-6016-340S
  • Posted:10/11/2025
  • Pay:£3,072.30 per annum
  • Start Date:01/01/2026
  • App Close Date:28/11/2025 at 23:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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1 to Learning Support Assistant – Fixed Term until 8th July 2026

6 hours per week – St Michael's Term time plus INSET days (total 34 weeks pa)

 

 
We have an exciting opportunity to take on the role of a 1 to 1 Learning Support Assistant in a part-time capacity to support a named child in Reception (KS1). Experience and a natural affinity in working with children, especially those with SEND, preferably on a 1 to 1 basis, is desired and you will need to be an excellent team member, encouraging inclusion and development of skills to enable the child to feel seen and heard.
 
Ideally, the successful candidate will have a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
 
The post is fixed term until 8th July 2026, 3 days per week. Current working pattern is 9.30-11.30am Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
 
Starting salary is £3,072.30 per annum (FTE £26,991 per annum).
 
St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and online digital presence checks if invited to interview.

Information about the school

St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school. We provide a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking one hundred acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active, and inspiring. Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

We can offer you:

A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; supportive colleagues; competitive rates; small class sizes; free parking on site. We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.

Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils, and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of lifelong learning, we must first model this ourselves.

St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.

If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application through our recruitment portal.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 522137

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.