Learning Support Assistant - 12 Month Maternity Cover
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Nuneaton, CV13 6BF3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 24th August 2026
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
30 June 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
- £18,785.00 - £19,381.00 Annually (Actual) £24,796-£25,583 (FTE)
Learning Support Assistant - 12 Month Maternity Cover job summary
Learning Support Assistant - 12 Month Maternity Cover
Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Location: Saint Martins Catholic Academy
Hours: 32.5 in hours per week / 39 weeks per year
Position: Part time/fixed term - 12 Months
Salary: £ 18,785-£19,381 Actual Salary (FTE £24,796-£25,583)
Grade: Band 2 (Points 3-5)
Start Date: Monday 24th August 2026
Closing date: 0900 am Thursday 9th July 2026
Interview Date: Friday 10th July 2026
Are you passionate about helping students achieve their potential? Our vibrant secondary school is seeking a 12 month maternity cover for a compassionate and dedicated Learning Support Assistant to make a real difference.
What You’ll Do:
Provide one-on-one and group support to students.
Foster confidence and independence in learners.
Collaborate with teachers to create an inclusive environment.
What We’re Looking For:
Patience, empathy, and a genuine care for young people.
Strong communication and organisational skills.
Enthusiasm for supporting diverse learning needs.
Take the first step in a rewarding career. Apply today and help us nurture the leaders of tomorrow!
We will offer the successful applicants a happy, welcoming and supportive team where everyone is committed to staff development and raising standards for all in an enjoyable and purposeful environment.
How to apply
To apply for this role please submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. We warmly encourage applicants to visit our schools. Please contact the school offices to arrange an appointment on 01455212386
Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?
Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 28.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
Childcare - If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.
About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.
The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
Learn more about us on our socials:
Instagram: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
Facebook: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
LinkedIn: @st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-multi-academy-trust
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 731 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy website
Saint Martin’s School was founded by the Dominican Order 70 years ago and the values of compassion and service, allied to uncompromising standards still underpin the work we do. Saint Martin’s is an exceptional academy set in beautiful grounds in the historic village of Stoke Golding. We are hugely ambitious for all our pupils to achieve both academically as well as morally, socially and spiritually.
We believe that application and effort on the part of students combined with high quality teaching from staff enables all pupils to achieve academically. We place great emphasis on pupil behaviour, from an exemplary work ethic in the classroom through to politeness, charm and good manners throughout the school. This means teachers can focus on their primary role of teaching.
At Saint Martin’s we have a knowledge-rich curriculum where teachers are the experts and their role is to share that expertise and love of learning with pupils. We believe strongly that the role of the leadership team is to support teachers in that endeavour, whether it is helping to ensure excellent behaviour in the classroom or providing time to develop the quality of teaching.
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