Learning Support Assistant

Waterside Primary Academy, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1QU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2026

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  3 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,297.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

About this Role

Waterside Primary Academy has a vacancy for a learning support assistant who will join our growing school.

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and flexible individual to be part of our dedicated and happy Waterside team. This is a vital role in which you could truly make a difference to pupils and support them to reach their full potential.

Staff work hard to provide an engaging and challenging curriculum which prepares our children for future life enabling them to be aspirational, independent and creative learners. Every child is encouraged to reach their full potential and we recognise that each one is special and has their own contributions to make.

Our school motto “Happy Children Learn” and our values of Caring, Attitude, Respect, Effort and Safety are at our core and are embedded into all aspects of our school life. They guide thinking, attitudes and decisions at all levels and are at the forefront of the relationships we nurture and cherish. We seek to ensure that each and every member of our school is respected and valued.

The successful candidate will:

Demonstrate a strong commitment to children’s happiness, safety and achievement

Be friendly and approachable with a professional manner and a good sense of humour

Possess a good standard of spoken and written English plus maths skills appropriate to the primary age range

Full induction, plus ongoing support and training, will be provided. Please see the attached job description.

The Kings Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

*Please note that we may wish to conduct an online search of your name prior to an interview.

Applications will be considered upon receipt and the school reserves the right to close and shortlist early, therefore early applications are encouraged.

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

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.

About Waterside Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waterside Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waterside-primary-academy

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