High Needs Learning Support

Waddington All Saints Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9NX

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £10252-£10917

High Needs Learning Support job summary

Waddington All Saints Academy, part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic High Needs Learning Support Assistant to join our committed team. This is an exciting opportunity to support pupils’ learning, wellbeing, and development, helping every child to reach their full potential.

Working 17 hours a week worked over 5 days which is anticipated to be between 10 and 1.30 each day.

• Key responsibilities:
• Supporting pupils with additional needs, where required in the classroom, both individually and in small groups
• Assisting teachers in preparing and delivering engaging lessons for those identified children.
• Helping to create a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment
• Promoting independence, confidence, and resilience in pupils
• Assisting with classroom organisation and administrative tasks

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a genuine passion for working with children
• Is patient, caring, and committed to inclusion
• Has good literacy, numeracy, and communication skills
• Can build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents
• Works well as part of a team and shows initiative

In return, we offer:

• A welcoming and supportive academy community
• Training and development opportunities, including access to apprenticeship pathways and professional qualifications
• The chance to make a real difference to children’s education and lives

Waddington All Saints Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Waddington All Saints Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 377 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waddington All Saints Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waddington-all-saints-academy

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