SEMH Learning Support Assistant - Juniper Hill School
Location: Flackwell Heath
Overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced LSA to join our Juniper team from April 2025 to support pupils within our new SEMH Unit, The Nest, for pupils who have experienced emotional trauma.
The Nest is organised into 2 classes, one EYFS/KS1 and one KS2. This is a unique and fantastic opportunity to work across both classes, supporting the Lead teacher and HLTA to deliver a differentiated curriculum, rich in therapeutic interventions. Our LSA’s will also work alongside additional professionals, such as our speech and language therapist, virtual school and play therapist.
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2/11 (£25,625 FTE)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm
Closing date: 30/06/2025 09:00
Interviews to be held: week commencing 7th July 2025
About us
Juniper Hill is a happy, thriving, 2 form entry Primary School set in the village of Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire. The school is on an attachment aware, trauma responsive (AATR) journey. Members of the Juniper Team have completed various training such as Attachment Lead training, DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy). We have whole school and individual AATR training booked.
Juniper is a great place to work, the Juniper Team are kind, caring and supportive of each other. We have an active Governing Body and interested, supportive families.
Having the opportunity to be part of opening a bespoke unit built specifically for children with emotional trauma and making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children is really exciting.
Website: www.juniperhill.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
We are looking for someone to take up post in September 2025 within our new SEMH Unit, the Nest. The Nest is organised into 2 classes, one EYFS/KS1 and one KS2. Our LSA’s will be expected to work across both classes, supporting the Lead teacher and HLTA’s to deliver a differentiated curriculum, rich in therapeutic interventions.
Our LSA’s will also work alongside additional professionals, such as our speech and language therapist, virtual school and play therapist.
The successful candidate will join a current team of 5 staff within our 12-place unit, supporting curriculum delivery and SEMH provision throughout the day. The job will involve working with our children in small groups, one to one or as a whole teaching group.
We care about your well-being and will be considerate of your workload. We will provide training and support which may include opportunities to train as an Attachment Lead, complete DDP training and PACE training. Training and professional development are highly valued at Juniper. You will benefit from all the training opportunities we provide.
About you
Our motto, values and relationships are at the heart of all we do. It is important that you share Juniper’s vision and values and subscribe to the Juniper Way.
We are looking for a committed, understanding, caring, LSA. An LSA who puts relationships at the heart of their interactions. We are looking for someone who is keen to learn and willing to adapt their support and practices as their own knowledge of emotional trauma deepens. We value our LSA’s, they are an important part of our team. All of our LSA’s support our Midday Supervisors during the lunch hour.
You will be passionate about supporting pupils who have experience emotional trauma and willing to learn more to enhance your day to day practice. We value diversity and you will be expected to support our SMSC & D (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural and Diversity) provision. You would be expected to embrace outdoor learning; all of our children have Forest School lessons in our school Orchard.
The successful candidate will need to be calm, nurturing, self-aware and able to regulate their own emotions. Applicants would benefit from having worked as an LSA previously or having experience with children who can present with significant social and emotional needs. They must be willing to undertake a range of trauma responsive training that may be either on an individual level and within our whole school training development plan.
Other information
Visits to the school are very much encouraged. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01628 523536
Email: [email protected]
Juniper Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school expects all staff to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Online searches will be carried out as part of our diligence checks on shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
