Learning Support Assistant

Cansfield High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,728.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time plus 1 week

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Cansfield High School is searching for an exceptional Learning Support Assistant to become a valued member of our friendly and forward-thinking team.

We're looking for someone who is not only proactive and flexible, but who brings calm, organisation, and empathy to every moment — especially when it matters most.

In this vital role, you’ll work closely with students, offering tailored support to help them thrive both personally and academically. If you’re someone who finds real meaning in making a difference we want to hear from you.

Please contact Helen Aspinall, HR Manager - h.aspinall@cansfield.wigan.sch.uk - if you would like any further information about this role.

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

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 Cansfield High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1036 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cansfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cansfield-high-school

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