17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    5 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Special Education Needs (SEN)

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,027.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) Band B SCP 3-4 £24,027 - £24,404 FTE (Actual Salary £17,962 - £18,244) + SEN Allowance £1491 per annum.

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Elm Tree Primary Academy is a new special school in Sandwell for autistic pupils from Reception to Year 6 who have additional learning needs.

Phase 1 opened in September 2022 with a Reception class and Y1 class and Phase 2 will open as a brand new build in September 2023 in Friar Park Road Wednesbury.

This is a very exciting opportunity for Victoria Academies Trust who are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant. The position will allow the successful candidate to be part of a small team and grow with the school as it reaches its full capacity by September 2025


We are looking for candidates who :

Are creative thinkers, passionate, committed and have the determination to secure the best possible outcomes for every child

Have experience of working with autistic pupils

Are energetic, positive and have the ability to work effectively as part of our team

Are willing to go the extra mile to make great things happen for our children

We can offer the successful candidates:

A commitment to continuing professional development

A welcoming and supportive, and highly motivated team

Happy to discuss flexible working subject to the operational requirements of the role

Access to our VAT employee benefits platform

Please see attached job description.

Elm Tree Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our recruitment process.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which confirms the appointee is not on the Children’s Barred list being obtained. If you are shortlisted you will be asked to disclose any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013)

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Elm Tree Primary Academy

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 11
School size
48 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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