Learning Support Assistant

St Martin's Church of England Primary School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 9BQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): LSA - 20.75 hours per week 8.30am – 12:00pm, 1.00pm-3.15pm Monday to Friday. Post is term time only, not including Inset Days Fixed Term contract to 31st August 2027, subject to review of funding.
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31st August 2027
• Full-time equivalent salary: LSA £24,790 - £25,183
• Actual salary: £16,771.52 - £17,037.40
• Pay scale: JG3 SCP5-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

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 andchildren.

• Be a reflective practitioner with a strong desire to learn and improve, within a friendly and supportive teamand take responsibility for own continuing professional development.

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

• Hold NVQ Level 2 qualifications as a minimum or suitable relevant experience for the role / Have 3 GCSE’sincluding English and Maths.

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to support a pupil in KS1 with Special Educational Needs. The LSA post is 28.75hrs - we will also consider applications for the mornings or afternoons only. The post is advertised on a fixed term 2 year contract until 31st August 2027. Please note that this role is attached to top up funding for a KS1 child at our school as such, should the child leave the school, or funding should cease, the post would end.

Further details about the role

Applicants must note that Enhanced DBS checks and references are required for this post.

Commitment to safeguarding

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Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About St Martin's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 320 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Martin's Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: office@stmartinsschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01934 628651
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martin-s-church-of-england-primary-school

St Martin's School aims to provide an educational and social environment, which nurtures and challenges each child, enabling individuals to flourish and that places no limit on their learning.
A child's time at the school will be an important part of their lifelong learning journey and with this in mind; we aim to make their educational experience at St. Martin's a stimulating and enjoyable one. We offer our children an environment where they can achieve academically, creatively, spiritually and socially.

At St Martin's we recognise that the partnership between home and school is one of the most important elements in ensuring that a child's education is a successful, rewarding and happy experience. For this reason, staff value the support and commitment which parents offer both to the school as a whole and to their own child's education. We are very proud of our links with St Martin’s Church and other Churches within the local area. We work in partnership with them and the Diocese of Bath and Wells to bring the Christian Values and Ethos into all aspects of school life.

Arranging a visit to St Martin's Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@stmartinsschool.org.uk.

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