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Date Added: Tue 31/03/2026

Learning Support Assistant

London, UK
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Company: REED

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £14.50 - £16.00 per hour, Inc benefits

Have you got experienced students with learning difficulties or disabilities? Are you seeking a role in an Education setting? This may be the role for you!

Reed Further Education are working with Colleges, Sixth forms and 16+ providers to secure experienced Learning Support Workers/LSW, Learning Support Practitioners/LSP, Teaching Assistants/TA, Learning Mentors, Learning Support Assistants/LSA and Learning Coaches to support their additional needs learners on a temporary ongoing basis.

Role: Learning Support Assistant Location: South East LondonHours: Mon-Fri 9-4pm (must be able to work 3-5 days per week)Duration: Temporary ongoing (until approx. June 2026)

The Learning Support Assistant role :
• Supporting learners with mild-moderate learning difficulties/challenging behaviour
• Supporting with reading, scribing, wellbeing, encouragement and motivation
• Creating and reviewing SMART goals

What the Learning Support Assistant Will Need:
• Previous supporting students in an education setting


• SEN/Challenging Behaviours experience (PMLD & SEND) OR
• Experience with Personal Care or Manual Handling

Learning support Assitants in the following areas:
• Communication Difficulties - BSL/Makaton
• PMLD & SEND (ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Down Syndrome etc.)
• Personal Care & Manual Handling (hoisting, toileting etc)Reed FE is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Benefits of working with Reed Education:

When you work with Reed Education, you will have access to a range of expertise and advice as well as benefits. We can provide you with:
• Access to pension scheme
• Weekly Pay for all candidates
• Continual Professional Development
• Dedicated and fully trained consultants, here to promote and develop our staff
• Long Term and permanent vacancy focus
• Permanent vacancy access to reed.co.uk, the UK’s largest, most visited online jobsite.If this sounds like a role that you would like, please forward us your most up to date CV by clicking 'Apply Now’. If you have any questions, then don’t hesitate to contact your local REED Further Education branch, we would love to speak to you and help you figure out the next step in your career.

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