Learning Support Assistant

Aldercar High School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4HL

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5

Learning Support Assistant job summary

About this Role

Aldercar High School - In Pursuit of Excellence

Aldercar High School is seeking to appoint a motivated and caring Learning Support Assistant to join our Inclusion team.

This is a rewarding role where you will work closely with teachers and the SENCO to support students, including those with special educational needs, ensuring they are fully engaged in learning and school life. You will contribute to a positive, safe and inclusive environment where all students feel supported and valued.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and small group support to students, including targeted interventions

Support teachers in planning and delivering learning activities

Assist pupils in staying on task and engaging with their learning

Monitor and record pupil progress, providing feedback to teaching staff

Support pupils’ social, emotional and physical wellbeing, including personal care where required

Help students adjust to new situations and provide reassurance when needed

Prepare resources and assist with classroom organisation

Support behaviour management in line with school policies

Act as a link between home and school for identified students

Supervise pupils during break and lunchtime activities

Provide basic first aid support where required (training provided)

Maintain accurate records and provide administrative support to staff

About You

We are looking for someone who:

Has a genuine passion for supporting young people

Has an understanding of special educational needs and inclusive practice

Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills

Can work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Is flexible, reliable and well organised

Shows initiative and a proactive approach to supporting learning

Has good literacy and numeracy skills

Is committed to safeguarding and promoting student welfare

Is willing to undertake further training and professional development

Essential Qualifications:

GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths (or equivalent)

Desirable:

Experience working with young people or in a care/support role

Knowledge of secondary school environments

First Aid qualification

Safeguarding

Aldercar High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to appropriate safeguarding checks.

Why Join Us?

• A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
• A strong commitment to professional development
• A welcoming and inclusive school community
• Opportunities to make a real difference to students’ lives

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 Aldercar High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 690 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aldercar High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aldercar-high-school-nottingham

About Aldercar High School
Welcome to Aldercar High School & Sixth Form Centre

The staff, governors and students of Aldercar High School and Sixth Form Centre extend a warm welcome to you. We are a rapidly improving school which has seen recent improvements in the academic achievements of our pupils.

We challenge our students to have high expectations of themselves throughout their school life. Good attendance and punctuality, as well as working hard and to the best of their ability, are key to their academic success. Being respectful, courteous and disciplined allows our students to develop into responsible members of both our school and their local community.

Aldercar High School is a happy and harmonious school where students are cared for well. They feel safe and their talents are nurtured by their teachers. Staff have strong relationships with parents so that students can be best supported to achieve their very best.

We aim for all of our students to leave Aldercar High School with the qualifications that reflect their very best ability as well as have the social confidence to make a real impact on their world whatever their talents.

I hope that our prospectus and website provides you with an insight into the life of students at Aldercar High School and that you have all the information that you need to make the right choice of school.

Clare Hatto

Head Teacher

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