Higher Level Learning Support Assistant

Arthur Mellows Village College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,510.00 Annually (Actual)

Higher Level Learning Support Assistant job summary

Higher Level Learning Support Assistant

Term Time plus 5 days

32.5 hours per week - 8.30 am to 3.30 pm

30 minute unpaid break

Grade 7 Point 12

Actual Salary: £21,510

Arthur Mellows Village College is a vibrant, oversubscribed comprehensive College, situated in a pleasant village near Peterborough. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Higher Level Learning Support Assistant (HLLSA) to join our dynamic team to work under the direction of the SENCO to enable access to learning for all students.

We are looking for a proactive, creative and forward thinking individual to raise attainment and achievement for students. In addition, you will adapt and deliver learning activities to individual students or small groups. The role requires good physical and emotional resilience as part of this role will be to provide personal care for physically disabled students as required. To support our students the ideal candidate will have a good standard of written and spoken English and Maths skills. Consistent and effective communication are required together with the ability to use own initiative.

Please apply via MyNew Term. Informal enquiries should be directed to Faye Skinner, HR Officer, via email fskinner@arthurmellows.org

Closing date for applications is 9.00 am Monday 9 March 2026

We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply.

The Four Cs MAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates

Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough. PE6 7JX. Telephone 01733 252235.

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.

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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 Arthur Mellows Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1651 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arthur Mellows Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arthur-mellows-village-college

Arthur Mellows in an Ofsted Outstanding school located in the village of Glinton on the outskirts of Peterborough. The school is very successful and over-subscribed. Behaviour is excellent and students are keen to learn, with 75% of students achieving grade 4 or above in both English and Maths in 2019.

Arthur Mellows is part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which was originated in 2016. Two schools, Arthur Mellows Village College and Fulbridge Academy, both outstanding institutions but not natural partners, came together with a common interest in improving the standards for all students in Peterborough. This, combined with the offer of developing and leading two new free Schools in the Primary and Secondary sector, provided a pathway towards meeting that vision. As at September 2019 the MAT consists of 4 schools (1 secondary and 3 primaries).

If you are interested in working for a forward-thinking Trust, with a wealth of opportunity to work across sites and phases, please contact us. Successful new recruits can look forward to extensive support and professional development which can be translated into excellent outcomes for the young people which we serve.

The College prospectus is available on the website for further information. We welcome visits from prospective applicants, come and meet the staff you could be working with, arrangements can be made by contacting Sarah Cooper on 01733 254052 or email scooper@arthurmellows.org

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