Learning Support Assistant

Fleetville Infant and Nursery School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4LX

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Sept 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,628.00 Annually (FTE) Spiral Support pay scale

Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to support children with additional needs, at our friendly and successful Outstanding rated (December 2023) Infant and Nursery school.

Our ideal candidates should be nurturing, ambitious and passionate about inspiring and supporting children to develop and learn. They must be able to use their own initiative, able to follow advice from professionals and have a good knowledge and understanding of behaviour management.

You will be part of a supportive, inspiring teaching team working with lively and enthusiastic children. We are keen to find a new member of staff who is as committed and ambitious as we are.

The successful candidates will be responsible for supporting the child’s learning across the curriculum as well as taking an active role within the school community.

The role is for 28.75 hours per week, 8.45am-3.00pm, Monday - Friday. You will work term time (38 weeks) plus five inset days and a minimum of two days to be worked during school holidays.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For further details please read the attached documents.

Start date is September 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and appoint early, so early submission of your application is recommended.

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 Fleetville Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fleetville Infant and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fleetville-infant-and-nursery-school-st-albans

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