KS2 Learning Support Assistant

St Silas Church of England Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 3TP

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,907.00 Annually (Actual)

KS2 Learning Support Assistant job summary

• Salary: Grade 2, SCP 3-5

• Contract: Fixed Term, Term Time Only

• Start Date: ASAP

• Hours of Work: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:15 - 15:45

• Wednesday: 08:15 - 16:45

• Location: St Silas CE Primary School (KS2)

The successful candidate will work alongside teachers and the wider school team to support teaching and learning across Key Stage 2. A core focus of this role will involve providing tailored learning and pastoral support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), delivering high-quality interventions to ensure they thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the class teacher in delivering an engaging, broad, and balanced curriculum.

• Provide dedicated support for children with SEND, ensuring their specific learning and physical/emotional needs are met in line with their support plans.

• Build strong, positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff.

• Support individual and small groups of children with targeted learning and interventions.

• Assist in the delivery of specific intervention programmes.

• Supervise pupils at playtimes and lunchtimes to promote safe, inclusive play.

• Carry out general administrative tasks as directed (e.g., registers, photocopying, preparing resources).

• Attend and actively engage in ongoing CPD and staff training.

• Consistently implement the school's behavior, inclusion, and safeguarding policies.

• Promote inclusion and celebrate the diversity and Christian ethos of our school community.

Essential Experience & Qualities

• Experience working with children in a school or educational setting (experience supporting pupils with SEND is highly desirable).

• Strong communication, empathy, and interpersonal skills.

• High expectations for pupil achievement, inclusion, and behavior.

• Confidence supporting learning in English and maths.

• Flexibility, resilience, and a patient, positive attitude.

• A commitment to the values, vision, and ethos of St Silas CE Primary School and the Trust.

  St Silas CE Primary School and Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, expecting all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will undergo comprehensive pre-employment vetting in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check and an online search.

  We proudly celebrate the diversity of our community and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age. Our recruitment process is designed to be fair and transparent; if you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the application or interview stage, please contact the school office to discuss your needs.

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 St Silas Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Silas Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-silas-church-of-england-primary-school-liverpool

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