Learning Support Assistant

• Hillside Special School
• Address: Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1NN
• Salary: £13.05 - £13.47 per hour*
• Hours: Part time, 29.75 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time only, 8.45 am to 3.30 pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (with a 40-minute lunch break), 8.45am to 3.10pm Tuesdays and Fridays (with a 40-minute lunch break)
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5416

* If you are currently already working in a school with continuous service, on Grade 3, between Points 7 and 9, please do still apply. Your application and pay point will be considered.

Hillside Special School are seeking a highly motivated Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join the team at our all-age special school. You will be working with pupils with a wide range of complex needs including Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), complex autism and challenging behaviour. The age range is 4 to 19 years.

You may have skills already, or be keen to develop skills, in working with pupils with complex needs, including autism. You will be expected to be very flexible and must have a truly positive approach to the strategies used to develop practice in schools and settings for our pupils.

You will also be required to attend some training sessions and/or meetings after school and on P.D. Days, which are not part of the contracted hours; for these occasions, you would claim additional hours.

If you think you have the qualities to fulfil this role and you want to make a real contribution to our school, we will welcome an application from you.

For more information

Please read the Job Description (word) and Application Guidance (word) or alternatively, please visit our website

If this post is of interest to you and you would like to know more, contact Lizzi Murphy, Headteacher by emailing: admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk including your full name and ‘Learning Support Assistant’ in the subject line. Please also include your phone number in the body of your email and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to have an informal chat and arrange a visit.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website

Please submit your completed Application Form (word) via email to: admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk or by post to Hillside Special School, Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1NN

All applications must be submitted on an official application form and must be accompanied by a covering letter.

Closing date: 10 am, 21 September 2026.

Interview date: 5 October 2026 (all day)

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school. No agencies, thank you.