Learning Support Assistant (also known as Teaching Assistant)

The Chase, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.33 hours per week (4 days a week) Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026, Term Time Only + 1 TE Day
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31/08/2026
• Actual salary: £15,562.16 to £16,054.27 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Support Assistant at The Chase in Malvern. This role is varied, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, adaptable, flexible and resourceful individual who can cope in a high-pressure environment and deal with constantly changing priorities.

Job Requirements:

• Working with a wide range of class teachers to deliver excellent teaching and learning.
• Creating opportunities for all learners to reach their potential, irrespective of ability
• Maintaining a safe and positive environment for all learners.

The right candidate will have:

• GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.
• Previous experience of working with children and/ or administration
• A proven ability to work on their own initiative
• A high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults
• Proven ability to use relevant technology/equipment
• A can-do attitude
• A commitment to the happiness well-being, self-esteem and progress of everyone at the school.

What the school offers its staff

If you feel you have these skills, we would love to hear from you!

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

The Chase is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and therefore the successful application for any position will be required to undertake a criminal records check DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) with ID and reference checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

person specification Learning Support Assistant.pdf - 177 KB (opens in new tab)

Learning Support Assistant job description TA1.pdf - 92.9 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Chase

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1407 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Chase website
• Email address: recruitment@chase.worcs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-chase

The Chase strives to be a school of excellence in every way, and this is naturally made clear in our mission statement:

This school seeks to encourage and reward excellence of every kind, to enable all students to achieve their full potential to become successfully independent, and to stress the importance of caring interdependence.
In pursuit of our mission statement, we strive to instil the following characteristics of effective life-long learning in all students:
• Aspiration
• Respect
• Resilience
• Adaptability

The Chase strives to be more than a school; it is a family, it is a community. Like all good families, The Chase wants our children to be happy and successful in their lives. We want our children to be happy and successful today. We want our children to be excited about the prospect of coming to school, each and every day. To that end, we provide pastoral care second to none; a quality of teaching that inspires young minds and a vast extra-curricular programme that will identify and develop the individual talents of each child. This is a caring, family school, which is insistent on good behaviour, caring interdependence, and strong partnerships between home and school, so all students feel happy, safe and secure as they pursue their studies.

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