Learning Assistant

Welland Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4TR

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,902.00 - £19,811.00 Annually (Actual) GAT3/4. 32.5 hours per week. 39 weeks per year (Term Time Only)

Learning Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint a committed and talented Learning Assistant to work at our fantastic school where our children, parents and staff are at the heart of everything we do.

The working hours are Monday - Friday - 08:30am - 15:30pm

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Learning Assistant, who has experience of working with children across the primary age range. As Learning Assistant you will be supporting the children to achieve their full potential both inside and outside the classroom. Your role may include one to one, small group work and delivering interventions to targeted pupils and it may be placed within our enhanced provision which will be providing a curriculum for children with an EHCP with a diagnosis.

The ideal candidate will

• Have experience being a learning assistant, with specific experience working and supporting children with significant needs.

• Be able to engage in physical activity to support pupils outside of the classroom

• Use their initiative to ensure children’s needs are met.

• Have high expectations of themselves, striving for the best in everything they do.

• Be an enthusiastic, committed and ambitious team player; open to learning and professional development.

We can offer you:

• An inclusive school with a good reputation for developing well rounded, caring children who feel safe and valued whatever their skills and abilities.

• A caring and motivated team of staff who help and support each other.

• Happy, confident children who enjoy being at school.

• A vibrant, warm, friendly working environment.

The academy is part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT). All GAT academies work collaboratively to share best practice and are supported by the expertise within the Central Team to enable them to focus on teaching and learning.

The staff, pupils and facilities at this academy make it a great place to work. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged; please contact Rachael Dawkins, Office Manager, on 01733 563180 or email rdawkins@wellandacademy.org.

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

A comprehensive package of benefits via our benefits marketplace

A free digital wellbeing companion for all colleagues

A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it

Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy

Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review

Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone

Eye tests & Spectacles Discount

Family friendly policies and time off for dependants

Dedicated ECT support programme

Access to savings in childcare costs

Generous annual leave allocation

Automatic pay progression

Free parking on all sites

Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff

Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

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 Welland Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Welland Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/welland-academy

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