Looked After Child Support Assistant

LAC Teaching Assistant - Evington, Leicester City

Full-time

December 2025 (3 - 6 month contract)

We are recruiting enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Teaching Assistants to join our growing team on a FULL TIME basis from October 2022 in a lovely local primary school in Evington, Leicester.

• Do YOU want to make a positive difference to children's lives every day?

The role is to provide quality Well-being, Intervention to looked after children in our partnering primary school and alternative provision.

You will work closely with the SENCO to provide specific support and SEMH support along with teachers within the school. You will look to build instant rapport children and professional relationships with the school staff.

You will also support to plan and deliver fun education, activities and creative play.

The ideal candidate for this role will be able to build relationships with schools.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• Make a positive difference to children's lives every day
• Plan, deliver and monitor tailored activities
• Develop NEW ideas to engage, inspire, motivate and empower ALL children

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To support the delivery of planned, structured sessions
• To understand the importance of OUTSTANDING class management

• To deliver intervention groups linked to Active Phonics and 1:1 work

You will need to be L2/L3 or Degree qualified in a child workforce related qualification or similar with excellent behaviour management skills.

We look forward to hearing from you!

All levels of experience considered.

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At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.