Learning Support Assistant

St Cuthbert Mayne School, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required as soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 February 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  4 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,439.00 - £21,779.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Our Learning Mentors work to support students who have a range of special educational needs and/or disabilities both in class and through small group interventions.

Our provision for students with SEND has been transformed over recent years. We are ambitious for all students, particularly those with SEND. The SEND Team has new purpose built accommodation, which includes a learning hub, intervention spaces, regulation rooms and office space. This new accommodation reflects our ambition to provide the best possible education and learning environment for all students so that they can live life to the full both now and in the future.

If you are passionate about transforming the lives of our students and believe you have the skills and experience to make a difference then we want to hear from you.

Full details about this post and how to apply can be found on our website:

https://www.st-cuthbertmayne.co.uk/support-staff-vacancies/

If you would like to discuss the role or visit our school before making an application then please contact our Human Resources Officer by emailing: recruitment@stcm.torbay.sch.uk

Closing date: 10am on Thursday 26th February

Interview date: Wednesday 4th March

St Cuthbert Mayne School 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 be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check and references will be taken for all shortlisted candidates.

St Cuthbert Mayne School is an equal opportunities employer and as such we do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race or any other equal opportunities criteria.

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

St Cuthbert Mayne School 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 be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check and references will be taken for all shortlisted candidates.

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 St Cuthbert Mayne School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic/Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 992 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Cuthbert Mayne School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-cuthbert-mayne-school-torquay

920 pupils enrolled

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