Learning Support Assistant

The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  6 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Learning Mentor
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,090.00 - £25,884.00 Annually (FTE) AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884 pro rata £20,596-£21,248

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

The Stockwood Park Academy are seeking to appoint Learning Support Assistant to help support the teaching and learning of an individual or groups of students. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and knowledgeable candidates who will contribute to the intellectual and social development of students and support their achievement in Literacy and Numeracy and other specific curriculum areas as directed.

We are looking to recruit Learning Support Assistants who have the right attitude and will represent our positive ‘can do’ ethos that runs through our Academy.

The successful candidate will have

Previous experience working with children/young people

Experience of working in an educational setting

Any Degree and GCSE or equivalent including at least grade 5+ in English and Maths

Experience of planning and leading small group teaching/interventions desirable

Good knowledge of SEN

Good IT skills (with good knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. word, excel, etc)

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player and the ability to be able to build effective relationships with both colleagues and students

Able to work using initiative

Job Specifics

Start date: asap Salary: AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884 pro rata £20,596-£21,248

Job Role: Permanent, Full-time, Term-time + Inset days, 39 weeks per annum, 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About The Stockwood Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1471 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Stockwood Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-stockwood-park-academy

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