Learning Support Assistant

Crawley – (Driving Essential)

£96 per day (salary is dependant on qualifications/experience)

ASAP start – Long term (with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate)

Refer a friend scheme- £125 for both of you!

The School and Role

Are you passionate about changing lives? Vision for Education is looking for an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to support incredible young people with additional needs, including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, visual impairment, and learning difficulties. This is a hands-on, fast-moving role where your care, patience, and positivity will make a real impact every single day.

You’ll build meaningful connections, celebrate progress big and small, and help students grow in confidence, independence, and resilience. Working with a supportive, like-minded team, you’ll help create an inclusive, inspiring environment where every child feels seen, supported, and empowered to succeed. If you’re adaptable, driven by purpose, and ready for a role that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Behaviour Support Assistant you will:

• Must have valid driving license and own transport.
• Essential: Comfortable delivering personal care.
• DESIRED: Level 2/3 Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools or Level 2/3 Early Years Educator
• Desired: Have prior school experience working with young people with SEND.
• Desired: Trained in Gastro, moving and handling.
• To mentor and engage with the pupils, delivering specifically designed educational packages.
• You will need to be passionate, empathetic and patient.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a Learning Support Assistant employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

If you are a Learning Support Assistant , apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call the Brighton Branch on 01273 952488 or email [email protected].

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