Job Description

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Learning Support Assistant for PortugueseType: Maternity Cover Contract

Dates: ASAP - 22/07/2025 (anticipated)

Location: Swindon

Pay: £80 - £110 per day

Our client is an excellent school providing education to students across the primary & secondary phases. The school benefits from new buildings, great colleagues and excellent facilities for both staff & students. This is a highly desirable school to work at and students have good standards of attainment & behaviour. 

Overall, the school has recently shown improvement through student attainment which effective student engagement from the teaching team and thanks to the manner in which children are supported. The staff team are motivated, collaborative and welcoming which makes this school a great place to work. They have recently joined a new trust which is a forward-thinking academy trust supporting schools across a wide area of the South West. The school recently made a number of appointments to enhance and grow their already great staff team and this role is to further support both students and staff at the school.

The school is seeking a capable support person to support the large number of EAL students which are Portuguese speaking, and helping them gain access to the learning activities.

You'll need to have a high standard of spoken Portuguese and good written Portuguese competency as well. This role is as much about inspiring the learners as it is effectively communicating with and delivering the lessons.

This role will be suitable for someone who has previous experience of leading and delivering learning and likely:

An overseas qualified teacher (with or without QTS/QTLS)

an HLTA

an experience Learning Support Assistant

As Elementa is the recruiting partner all applicants still being considered for the role after pre-screening will be required to undergo the schools vetting & compliance process. This includes full vetting & background checks, referencing and application for an DBS Enhanced Disclosure (which may be chargeable at £51.20 unless you have a current DBS Enhanced Disclosure subscribed to the update service.) A clear DBS certificate is highly desirable however a positive DBS certificate is not an absolute barrier to being considered.

NB this role is not suitable for:

Applicants requiring sponsorship for right to work in the UK

All applicants will be promptly responded to. Please apply including your full & up-to-date CV or recent schools' application form