1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Are you passionate about making a real difference in a child's early learning journey?
We're looking for a caring and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to work 1:1 with a young child in our Early Years setting who uses a wheelchair. This is a truly rewarding role where you'll help support their learning, independence, and full participation in the school day while being part of a nurturing and supportive team.

The Role:

• Foster the child's independence, self-confidence, and social skills within a caring and inclusive classroom environment.
• Build strong, positive relationships with parents, carers, and any external professionals involved in the child's development.
• Assist with mobility and personal care in a gentle, respectful, and age-appropriate way.
• Help tailor classroom activities and resources so they're accessible, engaging, and suited to the child's individual needs.

Key Skills:

• Understanding and applying correct procedures for lifting, repositioning, or supporting mobility safely.
• Awareness of how medical conditions related to mobility might affect learning and wellbeing and responding calmly to any issue.
• Providing consistent reassurance, praise, and a calm presence to help the child feel safe and included.
• Encouraging self-help skills with gentle guidance to build confidence.

Why Horizon Teachers?

• We can help you find permanent, long-term, and flexible roles in the Education sector.
• We always look to pay our Teachers/Support Staff the highest rates possible.
• We are currently having our busiest year & placing more staff than ever before.
• Easy registration process via online link and a video consultation.

Horizon Teachers is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that helps Teachers and Support Staff find long term, permanent and interim employment in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools throughout London, the South East, the Midlands and the North of England. As part of the registration process you will be required to have a DBS Check carried out and all original relevant qualifications will need to be sighted and copied before any work placement. For all teaching roles you will need to hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent. 

Horizon Teachers. Enhancing Children's Education.