Learning Support Assistant
West Huntspill Primary Academy, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3QE15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
17 November 2025
Closing date
19 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Term Time Only Part time - 32.5 Hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026, subject to external funding linked to your allocated student
Actual salary
- TPLTSS3 £19,221 - £19,525 (actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you will need to succeed:
- Experience of working within a school is essential.
- Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Good ICT skills.
- Patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious.
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs.
What the school offers its staff
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
- The PLaTform -Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
- Healthshield -Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
- Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
- Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
- CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
- A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
- Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
- Flu vaccinations.
Flexible working opportunities
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and creating a supportive, team-focused environment that values staff wellbeing. TPLT strives to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply.
Further information about the job
Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026, subject to external funding linked to your allocated student
Term Time Only
Part time - 32.5 Hours per weekTPLTSS3 £19,221 - £19,525 (actual salary)
The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is seeking an experienced Learning Support Assistant to join the SEND team at West Huntspill Primary School. In this role, you will provide one-to-one support for children in Key Stage 2 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
West Huntspill Primary is an Ofsted rated Good school with community at its heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with positive outcomes, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.We also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership. We offer a variety of development opportunities including cross site working to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.
We are a small, friendly village school dedicated to improving outcomes for all children and providing first-class pastoral and educational support for all, including those that find traditional teaching environments more challenging.We are looking for an experienced, empathetic, compassionate and motivated member of staff who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and equal opportunities for all.
As part of this role, you will:
- Support children in their personal development and progress through school by providing encouragement, rewards, advice and guidance, induction.
- Help develop positive learning behaviours, working collaboratively with the class teacher.
- Support children to be successful in our school and beyond.
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
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About West Huntspill Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Huntspill Primary Academy website
- Email address
- hr@theplt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 529357
Arranging a visit to West Huntspill Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.
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