Learning Support Assistant (also known as Teaching Assistant)
The Chase, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 September 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: 34.17 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only + 1 TE day
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31/08/2027
Actual salary
- £19,456.97 to £20,072.45 pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract:Term Time only + 1 TE day, Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2027
Salary:Grade TA1 (Pts 3-4) £25,185 - £25,583 per annum pro rata
Hours:32.17 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Start date:As soon as possible
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant (also known as Teaching Assistant - Level 1) to join our team, providing key SEN support within the classroom on a 1:1 basis across Key Stages 3 & 4. You will also be working closely with other teaching staff to ensure provision is effective and that learning needs are met. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people and helping them to achieve their full potential.
Job overview
Learning Support Assistants will have aspirational goals for all students and support the school in delivering Quality First teaching. In order to deliver an appropriate, differentiated curriculum that supports individual student in their learning teaching assistants will work with teachers to develop strategies that successfully meet individual students’ needs so that the students achieve their best, become confident individuals and make a successful transition to adulthood. Learning Support Assistants will maintain professional caring relationships with students that are based on an understanding of individual needs and they will not disclose confidential information concerning students or their families. Learning Support Assistants will be aware of and support the implementation of all school policies especially any incidents concerning Safeguarding issues.
Key responsibilities:
- Support teaching staff in delivering lessons and learning activities in the classroom;
- Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning, particularly in core subjects;
- Assist with classroom organisation and resources;
- Provide support for students with additional needs, including SEND;
- Promote positive behaviour and engagement across the school.
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The ideal candidate will have:
- A caring, patient and positive attitude;
- Strong communication and teamwork skills;
- An understanding of the challenges faced by secondary-aged students;
- A willingness to learn and follow instructions;
- Experience working in a school environment or with young people (desirable but not essential).
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- A welcoming and inclusive school community;
- Supportive colleagues and a dedicated pastoral team;
- Opportunities for training and development.
The Job Description & Person Specification are in the attached documents.
Closing date: 13th September 2026 at midnight
Interviews will be held week as soon as possible after the closing date.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Chase
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Chase website
- Email address
- recruitment@chase.worcs.sch.uk
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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