Learning support assistant (LSA): model job description

Download our model job description and person specification for a learning support assistant (LSA) delivering 1-to-1 support and adapt it to meet your school's needs.

Last reviewed on 5 December 2024
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  1. Download our model job description and person specification

Download our model job description and person specification

Use our model job description and person specification to recruit your next learning support assistant (LSA), who will be providing 1-to-1 support to an individual pupil. If your role is for a group of pupils, use our job description and person specification for an SEN teaching assistant instead. 

There are no specific statutory requirements for this role, so we've based it on the most common features that other schools include. 

You'll need to adapt it to suit your school’s context, needs and priorities.

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