Learning Support Assistant

The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  5th January 2026

• Closing date

  3 December 2025 at 7am

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,534.00 - £25,105.00 Annually (FTE) AS 1-3 FTE £24,534-£25,105 pro rata £19,240-£19,872

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

The Vale Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated and friendly support team. We are seeking to recruit a committed and positive Learning Support Assistant who will take pride in supporting students and providing an excellent education to all children in our school.

The Vale Academy is an exceptional primary school that offers a warm, welcoming, and nurturing learning environment for children aged 2-11. We are passionate about inspiring young minds and ensuring that in everything we do, we are making a positive impact on our student’s lives. Our lovely students, hardworking teachers, and supportive parents create a community that is committed to excellence in all areas of education.

It’s incredibly important to us here at The Vale Academy that all our staff feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged, and given adequate opportunities to develop. If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic, and successful Academy, come and join us at The Vale Academy!

Key Duties:

• To support the learning development of pupils.
• To promote and support inclusion for all children including pupils with SEN, EAL and those with a physical disability.
• To promote positive behaviour patterns, raise self-esteem and improve independent working in pupils to assist their education and growth.
• To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with staff, pupils and parents treating all children consistently, with respect and consideration.
• To develop and agree action plans for individual pupils and groups of pupils, working in conjunction with the class teacher.

The successful candidate will have

• Experience working in an educational setting (desirable, experience of supporting children 1:1).
• Experience of working with children with SEND.
• Experience of planning and leading small group teaching/interventions desirable.
• At least C grade or equivalent in English and Maths GCSE.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Proactive and flexible approach to work, with the ability to adapt to different situations and challenges.
• Empathy, patience, and a genuine passion for working with children and young people.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
• Good IT skills (with good knowledge of Microsoft applications e.g. word, excel, etc).
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.

JOB SPECIFICS

Start date: asap

Salary: AS 1-3 FTE £24,534-£25,105 actual pro rata salary £19,240-£19,872

Contract: Fixed Term 1 year, Full time, Term time + inset days, 39 weeks per year, 33.75 hours per week Mon-Fri 8:15am-3:30pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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 The Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 602 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Vale Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-vale-academy

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