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Learning Support Assistant/Child Care Officer  
Grade 6: £28,142 - £31,022  
Full Time, Whole Time
Permanent
Required for 1st June 2026

We have a vacancy for 5 Learning Support Assistants based across our 3 school sites. The posts are permanent following a satisfactory probationary period.

Elemore Hall School is a LA maintained special school for secondary aged pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Many of our pupils have additional general or specific learning difficulties. The school is split across three sites within County Durham offering education for up to 200 pupils in total. 

The role of the successful applicant will combine the following main elements:

1. Most of the time spent working during the daytime in lessons, supporting pupils in their learning and development (academic and social); 
2. Work on one evening per week, providing social activities for children who stay beyond the school day. 
3. Personal Tutor to a small number of pupils, this role involves attending meetings and making regular contact with parents/carers.

Applicants must have a good basic education (minimum 4 GCSEs grade A-C or 9-5 including Mathematics and English – or equivalent) and an interest in working in an education setting. Applicants should also possess a range of leisure skills/hobbies/interests that can be used in working with pupils. The posts would be ideal for graduates or others who are thinking about a long term career in education and who want to gain some experience. 

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to visit our school website www.elemorehallschool.com/contact-us/staff-vacancies/ for more essential information about the school and the post and also to find the application form. Potential candidates are also encouraged to visit the school.

All applications must be made on the standard application form, applicants should also include a letter of application outlining why they would like to work at Elemore Hall School and what they would bring to the post. 

Applications should be submitted to;- headteacher@elemorehallschool.com

This role is customer facing, the ability to converse at ease with customers (pupils & parents) and provide information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. 

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Closing date: 5.00pm Wednesday 18th March 2026. 
Interviews will be held week beginning Monday 23rd March 2026.

Elemore Hall School
Pittington
Durham
DH6 1QD

01913720275
headteacher@elemorehallschool.com
www.elemorehallschool.com

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Company: Durham County Council

Salary: £28,142 - £31,022

Location: Durham, Durham

Sector: Education

Job Role: Officer