Learning Support Assistant (Early Years) - Oakridge School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority in High Wycombe is looking for a Learning Support Assistant for its Early Years team. In this full-time position, you'll support the Early Years Teacher and play a key role in delivering engaging learning activities for young children. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong empathy and creativity, while being committed to safeguarding children. This rewarding role offers a nurturing environment where you can truly make a difference in children's lives.

Qualifications

• Able to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work creatively and collaboratively.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support the Early Years Teacher in running the Early Years department.
• Act as a key worker for assigned groups of children.
• Plan and deliver learning activities suitable for Early Years children.

Skills

Teamwork

Resilience

Creativity

Empathy

Professional standards

Job description

Learning Support Assistant (Early Years) - Oakridge School

Location: High Wycombe

Do you want to be part of a team where every day you make a difference? Do you want to help shape the life chances of children from the very start of their journey?

At Oakridge School, we are proud to be a two-form entry school with an attached Nursery welcoming children from the age of two. Guided by our motto “Working together to succeed” and our core purpose “Enhancing the life chances of all our children”, we believe that Early Years is the most important phase of a child’s life.
✨ Our Early Years provision was rated Outstanding at our last Ofsted inspection.
✨ Parents describe themselves as “part of the Oakridge family.”
✨ Our values of Respect, Integrity, Perseverance, and Kindness underpin everything we do.

Here at Oakridge, learning always comes first. We are a community built on support, collaboration, and a shared commitment to helping every child thrive.

We are now looking for a Support Assistant to join our Early Years team. You’ll work alongside our dedicated Nursery Manager and a friendly, supportive team in a vibrant and nurturing environment.

💡 Come and see our Early Years setting for yourself – we’d love to welcome you before you apply.

Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: £17,4325 -£18,129 (BPS 6-10)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time. 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 6.5 hours per day
Closing date: 12/01/2026
Interviews to be held: 15/01/2026
Start date: 05 January 2026

About us

At Oakridge you can make a real difference to children who really need it. We are in a really exciting chapter of the school’s development. At Oakridge School, we set no limits on what our children can achieve and aspire to. We always put learning first and as such, it is a community built on everyone supporting each other to succeed. At our last inspection, one parent told an inspector ‘We feel part of the Oakridge family.’ ‘Working Together to Succeed’ is our motto and the reason we are here is to: ‘Improve the life chances of all our pupils.’ Our four core values of respect, integrity, perseverance and kindness underpin all we do.

Main Purpose
To support the Early Years Teacher in the running of the Early Years department.
To act as a key worker for particular groups of children as assigned by the Early Years Teacher.
Complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This will involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities suitable for Early Years age children as individuals or groups of children. Observing the learning/play progress of children and assessing, recording and reporting on their achievement and development, including meetings with parents.

About you

• Able to work as part of a team
• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure and use initiative to support children
• Ability to work creatively and collaboratively
• Excellent attendance and punctuality
• Enthusiasm and empathy for children
• A commitment to professional standards
• Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply the school and Trust values
• Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• Right to work in the UK
• Evidence of a commitment to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 520341
Email: [e-mail]

Oakridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure.

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).

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.