Learning Support Assistant - 37 hours per week
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1JD10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
28 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,386.00 - £22,065.00 Annually (Actual)
Learning Support Assistant - 37 hours per week job summary
Learning Support Assistant
Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our successful and professional team. You will have a talent for engaging students and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.
In this permanent position you will work 37 hours per week, term time only, and provide support to the Headteacher, SENCO, Directors of Learning and teachers across a range of student-centred activities which promote learning and inclusion.
- Work with individual students as directed by the Headteacher, SENCO/Director of Learning
- You must be willing to undertake training in manual handling and personal care.
About us
Situated in the beautiful Darley Abbey area on the outskirts of Derby, Saint Benedict is the city’s only Catholic Secondary school. We serve a wonderfully diverse community of students who come from over forty countries around the world and who come from all parts of Derby and beyond.
We are most proud of the fact that our rapid improvement in outcomes has been in an inclusive and supportive environment, as Ofsted described ‘a distinctive feature of pupils’ behaviour in this school is their sense of a community and the care that they extend towards one another’. In addition to setting out a clear vision for school improvement we work hard to ensure that every child has their needs fully met by our outstanding SENCO and our Inclusion Team. As a community of professionals we are also highly supportive of one another.
Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?
On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.
Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.
To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.
We offer:
- A salary of £21,386 - £22,068 per annum, Band 2, Scale points 3 - 5
- Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Pension - automatic enrolment into 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
For more information about our Trust and our Academies, please visit St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust - SRSCMAT
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The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-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. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest.
Contact Details
Ruth Darby
01332 557032
rdarby@ben.srscmat.co.uk
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 Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1507 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy website
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