Learning support assistant and Lunch time supervisor

Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3AF

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  9 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,650.00 - £17,650.00 Annually (Actual) 2 salaries LSA £14785 and Lunch time supervisor at £2865

Learning support assistant and Lunch time supervisor job summary

We are looking to appoint a qualified and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to support groups of

children and individuals 1:1, providing support for learning and wellbeing and ensuring they are given

every opportunity to succeed at school. The LSA post covers an hour in the mornings and then the afternoons as well as 1 hour working as part of our SMSA lunchtime team. The post is advertised on a fixed term

basis until 31st August 2027 subject to a review of staffing.

The successful candidate will:

Be passionate about making a difference and building positive relationships with our children.

Be passionate about the wellbeing and development of the whole child.

Be aspirational for every child and especially ambitious for our most disadvantaged and SEND

pupils.

Have good communication skills and be able to build strong and positive relationships with

colleagues and children.

Be a reflective practitioner with a strong desire to learn and improve, within a friendly and

supportive team and take responsibility for own continuing professional development.

Enjoy the outdoors and be enthusiastic about supporting learning in our outdoor areas.

Hold Level 2 qualifications as a minimum/3 GCSE’s including English and Maths. NVQ

Teaching/Classroom Assistant Level 2 or above.

Christ Church School is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We can offer the successful candidate:

A friendly and skilled team of colleagues committed to providing a quality education to our pupils

Highly supportive, governors, parents and fantastic pupils

A ‘Good’ school as evidenced by Ofsted in its most recent inspection

Opportunities for staff development and training

An exciting and broad curriculum with up-to-date researched based pedagogy

A warm Christian ethos

An inclusive and supportive environment.

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

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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 Christ Church Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 193 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Christ Church Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-weston-super-mare

We understand that you expect nothing less than the very best for your child. We have that same expectation too; indeed, we make no apologies in our stated aim to become the best school in Weston-super-Mare! Success breeds success we feel, and that energy can be felt throughout our school.

At Christ Church we pride ourselves in being a community of learners. It is a school where we make time for children, listen to their needs, hopes and fears and support them in becoming effective, ambitious and successful adults. We believe that learning is a life-long process and that belief informs all that we do. Ours is a school where relationships are strong, and this enables children to have a safe platform from which to explore their ideas, take risks and develop their understanding of the world.

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