Learning Support Assistant

3 positions available

Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31 August 2027, subject to external funding

FTE/

Hours:

31.25 Hours per week

Working weeks: Term Time Only plus INSET days

Salary: PATH 4 £ 18,585 - £18,880 (actual salary)

Location: Worle Community School

Closing date: 31st August 2026

Interview dates: 9th September 2026

Proposed start date: 5th October 2026

The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit 3 Learning Support Assistants to work at our Worle Community School. This is an exciting opportunity within our SEND team, with the aim of supporting our students by enabling them to engage confidently and independently in their learning.

• Deliver classroom support for pupils, planned and supervised by teachers. (Individual and small groups – e.g. SEND and Inclusion)
• Support colleagues by assisting with resource preparation, display and care and support of pupils including health care.
• Keep records of work in order to provide feedback and general support.
• Contribute to Student Profiles and PSPs.

• Candidate will have a qualification in Literacy and Numeracy equivalent to GCSE Grade A*-C or Level 2, on the national vocational framework.
• Some experience of working with children of Secondary age, ideally in a school context.
• Some knowledge of Child Protection Procedures & SEND Code of Practice.

Worle Community School is currently part of The Priory Learning Trust, a group of like-minded schools whose shared ambition is to provide A Great Education for Every Child. Whilst Worle Community School retains its own unique identity and ethos, being part of a family of schools brings additional support as well as opportunities to share expertise, provision and costs across our schools.

From September, we will be part of the newly formed Pathway Trust. Our new trust brings together two existing organisations, Castle School Education Trust and The Priory Learning Trust who have been working closely together over the last few years with great success. Pathway Trust will comprise seven secondary and thirteen primary schools across Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We educate children from 2-18 years old.

We have a strong track record of school improvement and a positive trend of improved outcomes. We are bringing together the complementary strengths and values of both trusts, with the sharing of resources and expertise across an extended network of schools enabling us to further invest in leadership and teaching for the benefit of all.

As a trust, our ambition is to enable every child to experience a great education. We have a compelling vision for each of our schools based on a deep understanding of each community we serve. Many of the challenges facing school leaders are common to all schools. Our approach to school improvement enables staff and pupils to benefit from the sharing of resources and expertise whilst remaining true to their unique identity and context.

The Trust has employee development as a key priority.

• Local Government Pension Scheme:
  You will benefit from generous employer contributions with built in peace of mind, including a tax-free Death in Service lump sum, it ensures that your long term financial well-being is as robust as your professional legacy.
• Local Government Pension Scheme:
  You will benefit from generous employer contributions with built in peace of mind, including a tax-free Death in Service lump sum, it ensures that your long term financial well-being is as robust as your professional legacy.
• Enhanced Sick Pay: enhanced sick pay scheme during illness or unexpected sickness related emergencies, so you can focus on what matters most- your recovery.
• Family Friendly:
  Enhanced leave packages to support your work-life balance.
• Great team dynamics:
  Become part of a highly collaborative professional community, working with inspiring senior leaders and colleagues and sharing ideas, resources, and best practice across our family of schools.
• Central partnership support:
  You will benefit from access to high-quality central services and specialist expertise, providing strategic support to enable you to focus on leading teaching,…