Learning Support Assistant B

Hetton Lyons Primary School, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0AH

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  2 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 2, SCP 5-6 (£21,323 - £21,662 actual)*pay award pending

Learning Support Assistant B job summary

Balmoral Learning Trust has a clear vision which it applies to everything it does, its purpose is to create opportunity through collaboration, celebrating the prospects and the potential that can be found in our community though our aim to achieve learning and excellence for all.
Hetton Lyons Primary School is a vibrant, inclusive school at the heart of a welcoming and supportive community. We take pride in being a place where children love to learn, staff love to work, and everyone is encouraged to thrive. Our school culture promotes a growth mindset, celebrates individual strengths, and empowers every child to meet their full potential.
We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant B to join our growing team. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping children access their learning, and develop socially and emotionally. You will work alongside teachers to support a positive and inclusive classroom environment where all pupils are encouraged, supported, and able to succeed.

We are looking for someone who:
Can demonstrate the necessary skills and experience of successfully supporting pupil learning.
Has a caring, empathetic nature with a can-do attitude and a commitment to providing the best possible support to children.
Experience working collaboratively with a team, including teachers, other support staff, and families.

In return, we offer:

• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Family-friendly policies and working practices.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• A welcoming, supportive staff team.
• The benefits of being part of a collaborative Multi-Academy Trust.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hetton Lyons Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hetton Lyons Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hetton-lyons-primary-school-houghton-le-spring

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