The posting
Learning Support Assistant
Rickmansworth School
About the role
Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth
Contract type: Term time plus 5 INSET/Additional Days, Permanent
Hours: 31 hours per week: Monday - Friday
Salary: H3 pt 5 to H3 pt 6 £26,427 to £26,847 plus £1,079 Fringe
Pro-rata - Actual Salary: £19,801 to £20,103 pa incl. Fringe
Start Date: ASAP
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the educational experience of our students. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will play a key role in helping students achieve their full potential, particularly those with additional needs. Working closely with teaching staff, you will support students both in and out of the classroom, ensuring they are fully engaged in their learning and able to access the curriculum effectively.
You will be an integral part of our school community, providing tailored support to individual students or small groups and helping to foster a positive, inclusive learning environment. Your work will contribute to building students’ confidence, independence and academic progress.
If you are patient, enthusiastic and passionate about supporting young people, we would be delighted to hear from you. Join us in helping every student thrive and succeed.
In return, we will offer you:
- Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth
- A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued
- A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do
- Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported
Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, heavily over-subscribed 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. We provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for our 1575 ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.
Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk
We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email [email protected].
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applications Process
Deadline for applications: 08:00 Monday 12 October 2026
Interviews: TBC
Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.
Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.
Selection Process:
We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.
