Apprentice Learning Support Assistant with PE Focus

About the role

Apprentice Learning Support Assistant with PE Focus required

Salary: £6.40 per hour – rising to £7.55 from April 2025

Hours: 08:30-16:00 (35 hours) Term Time + INSET days (5 days per year) - Non-negotiable

Contract: 15 months

Are you ready to join our team?

You can be safe and secure that you will be part of a passionate, kind, vibrant and outstanding Special School.

Colnbrook is a school for children aged 4 - 11, who have a wide range of learning needs and we are looking for enthusiastic Apprentice Learning Support Assistant with PE focus to be part of our dedicated team. This opportunity would be suitable for anyone interested in special education and working with pupils with a range of differing needs.

Colnbrook is a friendly school for children with a range of special needs, working closely with the local and wider communities to bring a varied and dynamic approach to teaching and learning using a holistic, bespoke curriculum. Our motto "Ready, Safe & Kind" is incorporated in all we do. There are a variety of differing opportunities to expand and develop your career. You will become part of an energetic, supportive team who are an integral part of the best provision for our wonderful children and families.

Are you:

• Interested in learning about autism, communication disorders and other complex learning difficulties? 
• Looking for an opportunity to earn while you learn and gain a recognised qualification?
• Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the children?

If you are, then we can offer:

• Support to gain either a Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualification through our training provider
• 20% off the job learning time will be provided
• An excellent supportive staff team committed to achieving exceptionally high standards
• Commitment to the wellbeing of everyone in the school community
• An interesting, diverse and exciting career
• Children who will bring a smile to your face everyday
• A strong CPD programme
• Small class sizes to allow you to give more time and individual attention to children
• Opportunities for future professional development
• Strong ethos and a commitment to collaborative working
• A sense of achievement every day.

On top of that, you can also access:

• Free wellbeing benefits – including physiotherapy, counselling, nurse support service and much more
• Pension scheme
• Free on-site parking

Interested?  Why not come and have a look around the school and see if we are right for you too!  Please call our school office on 020 8428 1281 to make an appointment or if you would like an informal chat, please call the school office and request to speak to Caroline Aplin – Head Teacher or Ashley Clark - Deputy Head.

Colnbrook is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and we will:

• Request 2 references prior to interview (unless applicants specify otherwise). These must include your last 2 posts and/or last 2 positions working with children.
• Carry out a new DBS check prior to the start date.
• Require the successful applicant to register with the DBS Update Service each year. Registration lasts for 1 year and costs £13.00 per year. https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
• Require you to complete both a Criminal Record Self-declaration form and a Disqualification Declaration form at your interview.
• Require you to disclose any previous criminal convictions or cautions with your application in a sealed envelope marked 'disclosure'. This will not be opened unless your application is shortlisted.
• For candidates that are short-listed for an interview, an online search will be carried out to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with the candidate at interview.