Learning Support Assistant

Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PX

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,343.00 - £26,343.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £22,999

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Full-time Term Time Only Fixed-Term until 31st August 2027 £22,999.47 p/a (actual starting salary) Immediate start

Situated close to the centre of Cambridge and on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road is a popular and successful Sixth Form College with over 2,600 16-19 year old full-time students. We are measured as OFSTED outstanding for High Needs. Our core objective is to inspire, motivate and support our students in becoming the best that they can be to fulfil their progression aspirations.

We are recruiting Learning Support Assistants to work with students aged 16-19 who have additional and Special Educational Needs, many of whom have EHCPs. You will be supporting these students in lessons scaffolding learning and working in participation with the subject teacher, and individually through one-to-one or small group study support sessions. You will also support at social times with clubs and supervising the three Academic Support rooms.

The ideal person will have experience of supporting SEND at primary, secondary school, or in Further Education/Sixth Form or be keen to develop their knowledge, and work in the area of SEND, teaching and learning or other aspects of work within education.

This is a great opportunity for a person keen to gain experience of working with students within a sixth-form college environment. This is a term-time only role, working 37 hours per week and is fixed-term until 31st August 2027. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking to start their career in education, or possibly someone who has recently graduated from university or is taking a gap yearor an educational professional looking to move into the field of Further Education.

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.

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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 Long Road Sixth Form College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: Up to 2600 pupils
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Long Road Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/long-road-sixth-form-college-cb2-8px

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