Learning Support Assistant
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Education / Teaching
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Learning Support Assistant
Employment Type:
Permanent, Term-Time only
Hours:
Full-Time
Salary: 24,577 - 25,192 per annum - actual annual salary 21,355 - 21,890
Are you an empathetic, patient, and tech-savvy support professional driven by the belief that every young person deserves an equitable pathway to independence? We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated Engineering, Science and Computing department.
In this role, you will be the architect of a student's confidence and success. Working alongside lecturing staff and specialist teams, you will empower young people with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, D/deaf learners, physical access needs, visual impairments, and speech or language needs, to access STEM and technical curricula fully.
Benefits- True Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a stable term-time-only structure (38 weeks per year), leaving your academic holidays completely free.
- Generous Pension: Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Specialist Department Impact: Work within high-spec technical environments, supporting students across engineering, IT, computing, and science pathways.
- Continuous Professional Development: Access comprehensive training opportunities, including support qualifications, moving & handling, and assistive technology coaching.
- Collaborate with lecturing staff to adapt classroom resources responsively, enlarging text, modifying carrier language, and utilising enabling technologies.
- Support students both inside and outside the classroom with reading, note-taking, word processing, and metacognitive skill development.
- Empower young people to achieve their personalised learning outcomes, reviewing individual support needs and tracking progress against EHCP goals.
- GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent Level 2 standard). Holding or working towards a Level 2 Learning Support Qualification is highly desirable.
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or done within last 3 months.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Because education matters.
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