Learning Support Assistant (Level 3 qualified)
Salary: £27,171 FTE per annum, pro rata to part time hours
Hours: Part time, term time only
Contract: Fixed term
Required from: September 2026
Brighton Girls is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated team of teachers and support staff.
You will work alongside our SEND provision in collaboration with the classroom teacher. You’ll be working directly with young people in the classroom, helping them in all areas of their learning, whether that be academic, practical, behavioural or social. This role could be working with students of any age within the school.
The successful candidate will hold a recognised Level 3 TA qualification i.e., NVQ, NNEB, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent relevant experience. Please see the job description for the full list of applicable qualifications.
If you have relevant experience gained within an educational setting (nursery or school setting), then we would love to hear from you.
Why join Brighton Girls?
As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls’ education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself. We encourage our students to be kind in character, bold in ambition and resilient in the face of challenge.
As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 150-year history of excellence and innovation in girls’ education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to compliment school-based INSET, and also funding grants for individual courses of study.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free lunch
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details about this opportunity and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is 4pm on 10th August 2026.
Interviews w/c 17th August 2026
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
