We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time 1 to 1 Learning Support Assistant to support a child in Reception (Early Years) from September 2026. Experience and a natural affinity in working with children, especially those with SEND, preferably on a 1 to 1 basis, is desired and you will need to be an excellent team member, encouraging inclusion and development of skills to enable the child to feel seen and heard.
Ideally, the successful candidate will have a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The working pattern is from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday during St Michael's term time including INSET days.
Starting salary is £20,061.46 per annum (FTE £26,436.80 per annum).
St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and online digital presence checks if invited to interview.
Working at St Michael’s Prep School
St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school awarded the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s rare ‘significant strength’ status in May 2024. St Michael’s celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022 and provides a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location overlooking 100 acres of land. Our state-of the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active and inspiring. Children continue into the Prep building, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities. St Michael’s has been praised by multiple awarding bodies including the Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Our most recent national accolades include AMCIS Team of the Year 2023 and winner of the Passionate about Sport award in the 2024 Muddy Stilettos Best Schools’ Awards.
We can offer you:
A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; a staff laptop (where appropriate); supportive colleagues; competitive salary; small class sizes; free meals provided during term time; free parking on site; sick pay scheme; annual salary review; automatic enrolment in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) for teaching positions and our support pension scheme for all other staff (both subject to scheme criteria) and opportunities for continuous professional development.
We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.
Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of life-long learning, we must first model this ourselves.
St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.
If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application.
For further enquiries please contact the HR Department at
recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or call us on 01959 522137.
Enquiries and informal visits welcome
St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with previous employers, online presence checks and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.