Grade 5 or Grade 7 Learning Support Assistants

The Fusion Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8AG

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,191.00 - £28,146.00 Annually (Actual) Actual starting salary for Grade 5 is £18,938.07 (32.5 hpw) Grade 7 is £22,964.75 937 hpw)

Grade 5 or Grade 7 Learning Support Assistants job summary

Grade 5 or Grade 7 Learning Support Assistant (2 required)

Required at The Fusion Academy - an expanding school for young people with communication & interaction difficulties/ autism aged 7-19 (key stages 2-5)

Salary: Grade 5/Grade 7 depending on experience

with opportunities for promotion as the school grows

Grade 5 - 32.5 hours per week Term Time plus 5 days

Starting salary £18,938.07

Grade 7 - 37 hours per week Term Time plus 5 days

Starting salary £22,964.75

Start date: TBC

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will support Teachers and Senior Teaching Assistants in enabling children and young people with communication and interaction needs to succeed at school (supporting KS2 - KS4 children and young people with GCSEs). You will put in place strategies that support pupils to engage in the curriculum and will be responsible for supporting learning activities for individuals and small groups. This will include supporting the emotional needs of our young people as well as their academic needs; preparing resources; and creating a safe, autism friendly environment.

We are looking for someone with a positive attitude who works well with others.

Skills and experience of working with young people who have communication & interaction needs/ autism would be of benefit, however, there will be a full induction programme for new staff and additional training where required. What is important to us is commitment to our overall ethos and approach.This is also an ideal position for someone wishing to work in a school to gain additional experience before following a career in teaching, educational psychology or speech and language therapy.

As a result of their special educational needs, many of our students will struggle with emotional regulation and this can lead to significant challenging behaviours. Candidates need to be prepared to adopt a problem-solving approach to the challenges that those young people bring.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.

The Fusion Academy shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

Please apply via My New Term.

Closing Date: 21st September 2026 at Midday

Interviews: 24th September 2026

Please note - if you have not heard by 22nd September unfortunately you have not been shortlisted. Due to the number of applications we receive we are unable to give feedback to those who are not shortlisted.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Fusion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Fusion Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 7 to 19
• Size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Fusion Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-fusion-academy

The Fusion Academy is for young people with autism and/ or communication and interaction needs who do not have a learning disability.

To come to The Fusion Academy, students must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states communication and interaction and/ or autism as their primary area of need.

The Fusion Academy is not set up for young people with cognition and learning needs. It is designed for young people who, despite their difficulties around communication and interaction, have the potential to learn at an age appropriate level and will be looking to access qualifications and potential employment in the future.

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