Learning Support Assistant

Oldbury Academy, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £17,263.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Grade 3 SCP 5 £26,427 pro rata

Actual salary £17,263.00

28 hours per week (part time)

Term time plus one week

Start date would be as soon as possible

We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our Academy to support the achievement of our students. You will be working across both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 with specific students or classes, identified by the SEND team and / or external agencies. You will have an integral role in supporting students to make progress from their starting points.

Core purpose of role:

• Assist in the educational, personal and social development of designated students under the direction and guidance of relevant colleagues (eg. the Headteacher, SENDCO, phase leaders and class teachers)
• Support students by adopting relevant strategies and techniques to enable them to access the curriculum, engage with their learning and achieve the full potential
• Implement planned learning activities / teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to student's responses as appropriate
• Deliver measurable impact on student attainment as well as social and emotional well being
• Work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role
• The duties of the Learning Support Assistant will be determined by the Head Teacher or appropriate senior leader, and will be arranged to meet the needs of the school and student(s) being supported. This may involve working in small groups or on a 1:1 basis and may include supporting students with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP)

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 Oldbury Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1193 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oldbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oldbury-academy

Oldbury Academy is a large Secondary Academy (SAT)

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