Learning Support Assistant

Ruskin Academy, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614.00 - £26,016.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

“Pupils learn to be resilient and independent learners”

Good with Outstanding for pupils personal development and for pupils behaviour and attitudes

OFSTED 2023

Are you keen to join a team who are passionate about putting children at the heart of everything we do?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant who is willing to join our fantastic team. We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar setting who is capable of giving their knowledge and experience to the children in our school.

Reporting directly to our Head of School, you will be responsible for undertaking administrative and organisational processes as required, to support the teacher, to deliver consistently good or better provision for our children.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who will bring organisation and commitment to this role, supporting both the students and the teachers, ensuring all duties are completed to the highest standard. You will need to be personable and have good communication skills.

Your core duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs; ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour

• Plans and Personal Care programmes

• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals ∙ Assist with the planning of learning activities

• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils

• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher

Application information:

You can find out more information about the school by visiting our school website and Facebook page.

We welcome all prospective candidates to arrange a call/ school tour with one of our senior leadership team to talk through this career opportunity.

Please contact the school office on school@ruskinacademy.net or call 01933 381600 to arrange this.

Lion Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require two positive references from current and previous employers. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS and completion of a medical check.

CV’s submitted without a completed official application form will not be considered.

Closing date: 6th October 2026

Interviews: To be held 9th October 2026

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

The successful candidate will require two positive references from current and previous employers. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS and medical checks.

The Lion Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.

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 Ruskin Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ruskin Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ruskin-academy

Ruskin Academy are an inclusive, caring school in Wellingborough where every child matters. We recognise that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate, and part of our role is to help children to discover these. We challenge and develop our children to become curious, autonomous learners who are inspired and stimulated through a rich and varied curriculum that is appropriate to their individual needs. We develop children’s learning skills and, by setting high expectations and exacting standards, we prepare our children to flourish, and have high self-esteem and self-belief.

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