Learning Support Assistant

Overview

We are seeking to employ someone who is passionate about supporting children in order to help them achieve their best. The role is suitable to individuals looking for a challenging yet highly rewarding work environment which places great emphasis on teamwork. You would be joining a vibrant and supportive inclusion team whose skills and expertise are underpinned by their belief that all children should be provided with the best educational opportunities regardless of their special educational need.

The successful candidate will benefit from an extensive professional development programme which will help them develop their knowledge of the educational system and mechanisms of support across the full spectrum of need.

Start date: To be agreed with successful candidate

• Provide learning support to students as directed by the SENCO responsible for Social and Education Inclusion.
• Support groups of students according to their educational needs under the direction/supervision of class teachers.
• Supervise groups of students and individuals under the direction/supervision of the class teacher.
• Prepare materials for teaching staff.
• Communicate regularly with the class teacher to ensure continuity of provision for students and progress is made and recorded.
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of any group of students assigned.
• Present and display students’ work within and outside of classrooms.
• Help maintain a stimulating, healthy and safe learning environment in the immediate teaching area.
• Where appropriate, communicate and co-operate with appropriate persons or bodies outside the school.
• Participate in meetings arranged for the purposes described above and arrangements for further training and professional development.
• Maintain good order among students and safeguarding their health and safety on school premises or during authorised activities elsewhere.
• Participate in meetings related to the curriculum or the organisation of the school, including pastoral arrangements.
• Attend assemblies, register student attendance, and assist with playground duties where applicable.
• Run intervention strategies for individuals or groups of students.
• Communicate with parents to discuss attendance, progress and support needs of individual students.
• Maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour and uphold the Nolan Principles.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and ensure that the Academy’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, along with e-Safety Policies, are adhered to.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct provided annually.
• Work within the Data Protection Act and take appropriate measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of data.
• Adhere to the Academy’s Health and Safety Policy.

Days/

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8.15am-5.00pm / Friday 8.15am-3.45pm

200 days worked per year (190 term time days, plus 5 term time PD Days, plus 5 additional days in negotiation with the Line Manager)

Please visit Walsall Academy’s job opportunities page at  to view and download details and the Non-Teaching Application Form. Send completed application forms for the attention of Mrs Turnbull to ap

Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025, refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview. KCSiE also refers to the safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification, and whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.