Personal Care LSA

Learning Support Assistant - Personal Care

Contract

Location: East London

Pay: £17.50 per hour Umbrella rate

Start date: October 2026

About the role

Are you a caring and dependable individual who wants to make a real difference to the lives of students with additional needs?

As a Personal Care Learning Support Assistant, you'll work closely with students to support their learning, wellbeing and independence throughout the college day. You'll provide both classroom support and personal care, helping students to access their studies with dignity and confidence.

You'll work alongside teaching staff and the wider support team, building positive relationships with the students you work with and adapting your approach to meet their individual needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing personal care to students in a respectful and dignified manner.

Supporting students with additional needs to access learning within the classroom.

Encouraging independence, confidence and participation in college life.

Working closely with teaching staff to adapt activities and materials to individual needs.

Building trusting relationships with students and communicating their needs to the wider team.

What we're looking for

Essential:

A caring, patient and reliable approach

Willingness to provide personal care with sensitivity and respect

Good communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships

The ability to work as part of a team

Desirable (but not essential):

Previous experience of supporting learners with additional needs

Experience in an education or care setting

If you're ready to help students learn, grow and thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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Because education matters.

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