Learning Support Assistant

Claybrooke Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE17 5AF

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 August 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,936.00 Annually (Actual) Pay award pending

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Claybrooke is a small, rural primary school, and we pride ourselves on being part of the ‘Claybrooke Family’. We serve the villages of Claybrooke Magna and Claybrooke Parva, as well as other villages in the locality. We have approximately 75 children on roll, housed in the original building, which dates back to 1814, as well as a newer purpose-built classroom. We also have our own school hall, extensive grounds and a smart multi-use games area and climbing trail at the front of the school. Our vision at Claybrooke is ‘Together We Flourish’

About Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust (IPAT):

• The Trust consists of the following schools, all located in Leicestershire and close to motorway links:
  • All Saints CE Primary School, Sapcote
  • Dunton Bassett Primary School
  • Sharnford CE Primary School
  • John Wycliffe Primary School, Lutterworth
  • Gilmorton Chandler CE Primary School
  • Ullesthorpe CE Primary School
  • Claybrooke Primary School
  • St. Margaret's CE Primary School, Stoke Golding
  • St Mary's CE Primary School, Bitteswell
  • The Trust was established in June 2017 and caters to children aged 4 to 11.
  • We have a partnership with Unity Schools Partnership (USP) which provides curriculum expertise and evidence-informed practices.
  • IPAT is committed to an enriching and aspirational curriculum that promotes social mobility.
  • Our schools are described as caring environments with dedicated professionals who emphasise excellence, excitement, and challenge.
  • We pride ourselves on inclusivity and fostering independent, creative learners who respect others.

  Our school offers exciting learning environments with a strong ethos of teamwork. We also offer continued professional development opportunities. Applications from candidates with a love of children, a knowledge and understanding of their development and a commitment to creative child centered learning are welcomed.

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking Learning Support Assistant to join our highly committed team and willing to work across the schools in either Key Stages. The successful applicant will be:

  • Experienced in a similar role
  • Highly organised and able to set clear priorities in managing their workload
  • Able to communicate clearly and positively with staff, parents and pupils, both in person and in written communications
  • Able to work calmly under pressure
  • Able to show a 'can-do' attitude and seek solutions to problems
  • Able to work flexibly and creatively
  • Happy, co-operative and able to work on own initiative
  • A strong team player
  • A person who demonstrates excellent initiative

  Added benefits;

  • Staff Wellbeing support
  • Term time working
  • Excellent pension contribution from employer

  Take the next step in your career and become a valued member of our caring school community!

  This post will be for 30 hours per week /Paid at Grade 5 pt 7 - £12.65 per hour / Permanent contract / 39 weeks per year ( 38 weeks term time + 30 hours for training and inset days) .

  Please see the Support Candidate pack for the job description and more information .

  **This advert may be close early **

  Visits to our school are warmly welcomed so , please email: claybrooke@ipat.uk to arrange a mutually convenient time.

  Safeguarding Statement ; Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. The Trust follow the safer recruitment guidance and references will be requested prior to interview. Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust Website

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

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About Claybrooke Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 78 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Claybrooke Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/claybrooke-primary-school-leicester

We are a small, rural primary school in south Leicestershire, with close links to the M1 and A5.

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