Learning Support Assistant

Ashton Vale Primary School, Bristol, BS3 2QG

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  20 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,202.00 - £19,508.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 6-7 (£25,813 - £26,224 FTE)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 2 INSET days
Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2026

We have an opportunity for an exceptional Learning Support Assistant to join the team at Ashton Vale Primary School.

We are looking for a person who puts children and their learning at the centre of their work. We believe that building strong, respectful relationships with children and their families is very important and that children learn best when they are happy, calm and safe.

We are seeking applicants who will continue to promote our inclusive and friendly ethos and continue to develop excellent provision across the school, supporting our amazing pupils and staff. We offer a high-quality professional development programme and the opportunity to work with a close knit and supportive team both within the school and across the Trust.

If this sounds like a school and opportunity that interests you, then we look forward to hearing from you.

About Ashton Vale Primary School

Ashton Vale is a school that puts itself at the heart of the community, and always puts the children first. We believe success is built on strong values, and at Ashton Vale we celebrate and embrace the core values of Kindness, Courage, Equality, Aspiration, Responsibility and Togetherness. We have wonderful children who love to learn, and dedicated, caring staff who love to help them do so. We maintain a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment.

We are a one-form entry primary school located in the popular residential area of BS3 in south Bristol. We have strong links with the local community and supportive parents. The leadership team, staff and parents at the school are eager to meet the challenges of raising standards and progress for all our wonderful children.

What Excalibur Academies Trust can offer:

Discounted Gym Membership (alternative site)

Cycle to Work scheme

Free eye tests

Employee Assistance programme

Family friendly policies

Training and professional development opportunities

The hustle and bustle of beautiful Bristol on your doorstep!

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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 Ashton Vale Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashton Vale Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashton-vale-primary-school

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