Learning Support Assistant

Aegir - A Specialist Academy, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,267.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are looking to add to our fantastic team with an enthusiastic, motivated and creative practitioner, based at Aegir School, Gainsborough and employed across the trust on a permanent basis. As a multi-disciplinary practitioner, we hold high expectations and a community wide commitment to supporting the development of our young people with a range of additional needs.

Within the role you will work as part of the team in meeting the students at their point of need. Experience of working within a restorative culture and utilising strategies in supporting students with profound and complex sensory, social and emotional needs and autism is an advantage. The applicant should have energy for supporting positive behaviour, communication and complex needs.

The purpose of this role is to work with students in enabling progress, in accordance with their EHCP where appropriate and / or groups of students as directed by the teacher. To provide required support academically, emotionally, socially across a range of student-centered activities and learning.

This is a great opportunity to further your career within an environment based on a coaching culture and a commitment to staff personal and professional learning and development.

o Hours per week: 32.5

o Weeks per year: 39

o Grade G3. SCP 06

o Actual Salary £21,267

We actively encourage candidates to visit our school as part of the application process. Please call 01427 615498 to arrange a visit.

Closing date for applications: Friday 17th July 2026 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on: W/C 20th July 2026

INSPIRE Connected Communities Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure, medical and reference checks. Applicants may be subject to a social media presence check.

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 Aegir - A Specialist Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Size: 151 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Aegir - A Specialist Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aegir-a-specialist-academy

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