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KS1 Learning Support Assistant

Heygreen Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 4ND

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  25 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: Term-Time Only/Monday-Friday/ 8:30am - 3:30pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 11 months
• Pay scale: Grade 2 SCP 3-5

What skills and experience we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• A warm, patient individual who connects naturally with young children.

• An understanding of (or a keen desire to learn) the KS1 curriculum and early literacy/phonics.

• A team player with excellent communication skills who can keep instructions simple and fun.

• An unshakeable commitment to child safeguarding, welfare, and confidentiality.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• A warm and welcoming school culture built on mutual respect and shared values.
• Pupils who are eager to learn, kind, and full of potential.
• A collaborative, supportive staff team with a clear and helpful leadership structure.
• Access to bespoke professional development opportunities across the Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust.
• An environment where every team member is valued, supported, and encouraged to excel.

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.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing, and dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join our vibrant Key Stage 1 team. In this role, you won't just be supporting a classroom—you will be helping 5-to-7-year-olds discover the magic of reading, build their confidence in phonics, and grow into independent, happy learners.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

_KS1 LSA Advert (1).pdf - 68.4 KB (opens in new tab)

Rainbow Education MAT Equal Opportunities Form (22).docx - 40.2 KB (opens in new tab)

KS1 LSA Job Description and Person Spec (1).pdf - 89.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About Heygreen Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 242 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heygreen Primary School website
• Email address: vacancies@remat.org.uk
• Phone number: 0151 733 1719
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heygreen-primary-school

Heygreen Primary School educates pupils from the age of 2 to 11 years old. The school is situated in Wavertree, Liverpool and serves a vibrant and diverse community.

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