Learning Support Assistant
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU16 days remaining to apply
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm (3.30pm Friday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,185 - £25,989
What skills and experience we're looking for
Permanent (subject to a 6 month probationary period)
37 Hours Per Week, Term Time only (38 weeks) plus 2 weeks
Grade 3 (SCP4-6) £25,185 - £25,989 pro-rata
Immediate start
We are looking to recruit a caring, enthusiastic and motivated Learning Support Assistant to provide direct support to students within school.
The successful candidate will provide 1:1 and small group support to enable students to access the curriculum, develop their understanding of social situations, develop independent learning and maintain their emotional wellbeing, as well as supporting students with physical disabilities.
If you have the passion to be a key part of the Learning Support Team and have the skills, enthusiasm and commitment to work with young people, we would like to hear from you.
Experience of working in a school setting is desirable. Additional training will be offered to the successful candidate.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with Miss H Davies, Assistant Headteacher and SENCO. Arrangements for this can be made by contacting Mrs J Sangster, SENCO Administrator, on 0191 384 3887 or via e-mail j.sangster@durhamjohnston.org.uk.
“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check”.
Closing Date: 9:00am on Monday 20th October 2025
Interviews: TBC
Please return your application to Tina Flanagan at recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1688 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School website
- Email address
- j.sangster@durhamjohnston.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 384 3887
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.
Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.sangster@durhamjohnston.org.uk.
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