Learning Support Assistant
Chantry Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £7,292.83 - £7,349.33 Annually (Actual) ALT Grade C Point 6-7 £25,816-£26,016, Annually (FTE)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Support learning. Build confidence. Shape futures.
At Chantry Academy, we believe great support staff play a vital role in helping young people flourish, both in and beyond the classroom. We are seeking a Teaching Assistant who brings enthusiasm, care and a commitment to inclusion, working alongside teachers to remove barriers to learning and support pupils’ progress, wellbeing and participation. Based in our Ipswich secondary school, this is an opportunity to become part of a welcoming community and the wider Active Learning Trust, where collaboration, continuous improvement and investment in people help create the conditions for both staff and pupils to grow and succeed.
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-time
Working Pattern: 12.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, Thursday & Friday 08:30am-15:15pm (including a 30-minute unpaid break)
Summary of Key Responsibilities
- Support individuals and small groups to access learning, develop independence and engage fully in lessons.
- Assist teachers with classroom organisation, learning resources and maintaining a positive learning environment.
- Promote positive behaviour, inclusion and pupil wellbeing, reporting concerns appropriately.
- Support pupils during assessments, educational visits and supervisory duties as required.
- Contribute to pupil records, assessment activities and effective communication with staff and families.
Why Join Our Trust?
- Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
- Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
- Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pension scheme.
Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Emily Ruddock, Head of SEND, at: eruddock@chantryacademy.org
All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.
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 Chantry Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1006 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Chantry Academy website
Chantry Academy sits in the heart of South West Ipswich and is very proud to serve the local community. Our Academy has a welcoming and inclusive ethos; where our staff work hard to foster and develop close relationships with all our stakeholders. We are committed to providing the best possible education for all, ensuring all are welcome and succeed.
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