Learning Support Assistant

Birtenshaw School Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9AB

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: Term Time contract or Full Time contract The core hours of work during term time (38 weeks) are 38.5 per week (8.30 am until 4.00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8.30 am until 5.00 pm on a Wednesday) plus 2 training weeks at 37 hours. Full time role: Additional hours must be worked outside of school term time or by assisting with transport runs before and/or after school hours.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,816 - £26,682 per annum, pro rata (£13.38 - £13.83 per hour)
• Additional allowances:

  plus the opportunity to earn an additional £1650 per annum for additional responsibilities.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Birtenshaw Group is looking to recruit a number of dedicated and enthusiastic, Teaching Assistants / Learning Support Assistants to support the teachers in creating a learning environment that stimulates and encourages the best possible progress and the highest possible attainment for all pupils.

- Commitment to non-judgemental working with children

- Acknowledgment of the potential for personal growth/change in every individual

- Commitment to the promotion of the culturally and ethnically diverse ethos of Birtenshaw

- Direct work with children/young people with a severe/profound learning difficulty in an educational setting (Not Essential)

- Direct work with children/young people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition in an educational setting (Not Essential)

- Planning lessons and activities to meet identified learning objectives (Not Essential)

What the school offers its staff

The Birtenshaw staff team is highly committed and dedicated to transforming the lives of disabled people. You will be working with colleagues who are resilient, energetic, caring and who enjoy their roles.

There are clear career opportunities for advancement within a growing organisation which puts the service users at the heart of all we do.

In addition you can expect:

• Competitive pay scale with opportunities for additional overtime
• Pay increase on completion of relevant qualification or if already have a relevant qualification upon completion of probationary period
• Additional payments for additional responsibilities up to £1650 per annum
• Staff Recognition Schemes – employee of the month, refer a friend, long service plus nominations for national awards
• Staff Council – a forum in which staff from all sections of the organisation can suggest and initiate change
• Salary Protection Scheme in the event of longer-term absence from work due to illness or injury (contracted staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to a 24-hour advice line offering support on a range of life and work, money and family issues and 24 hour medical support including online GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support and counselling (contracted staff)
• Discount schemes for local and national shops and services
• Free Enhanced DBS check
• BPTAA - Birtenshaw school Bolton has been awarded the 'Best Practice with Teaching Assistants' award.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Birtenshaw School Bolton

• School type: Special schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 129 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birtenshaw School Bolton website
• Email address: jennifer.greenhough@birtenshaw.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birtenshaw

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