Learning Support Assistant Grade 4

Weaverham High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2027

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016.00 - £26,846.00 Annually (FTE) Actually salary for 29hours and 39 weeks per year is £17593. raising to £18565

Learning Support Assistant Grade 4 job summary

Grade 4 Learning Support Assistant - Job Specification

The appointed candidate will be expected to support students in the classroom enabling effective learning to take place, building independence and enthusiastically reducing barriers to learning. Occasionally you will work with specified students on a one-to-one basis and at other times you may work with small groups or support a whole class. There is an expectation that as part of the team you will fully immerse yourself within the team and provide help as and when it is needed.

Responsibilities

* Attend identified departmental training sessions and contribute positively to the ethos of the department

* Clarifying and explaining instructions, helping to provide a scaffold to assist independent completion of tasks

* Use school IT systems to contribute to the maintenance of student records including SEND Profiles, Case Studies and Annual Reviews for Education, Health and Care Plans

* Work as a key worker for specific students who need daily contact with an adult they can trust

* Contribute to the maintenance of student records including One Page Profiles, Case Studies and Annual Reviews for Education, Health and Care Plans

* Ensuring correct and safe use of equipment and materials

* Assisting with identified weaknesses, e.g. reading, spelling, presentation of work, behaviour and language skills

* Liaising with the subject teacher in the provision of individual programmes of work and being aware of desired outcomes

* Delivering individual programmes of work either academic or social where required and being prepared to work one-to-one e.g. Precision Teaching, Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations

* Provide support for students from a wide variety of backgrounds who may have a range of needs

* Establishing a supportive and non-judgemental role

* Encouraging and motivating the students to continually strive to be the best they can be

* Promoting and reinforcing self-esteem - ensuring that every student feels successful every lesson

* Supporting social and emotional development of students, reporting any issues when necessary

* Assisting other students in the class when appropriate and using initiative within the limits of agreed expectations

* Working closely with students who display challenging behaviour, demonstrating compassion and understanding at all times

* Able to judge situations and use own initiative and act proactively

* Remain professional throughout, providing our students with a positive role model in all aspects of life

* Provide detailed and regular feedback on student progress to teaching staff when required

* Carry out occasional administrative duties, such as preparing classroom resources

* Look after students who have had accidents, need help dressing or are upset

* Create imaginative displays of student work

* Show a flexible approach to your work e.g. a range of school related activities such as food technology, PE & Games, art, drama, dance and science projects

* Provide support outside the classroom such as helping during exams or going on school trips

* Help with extracurricular activities (within the constraints of your contract), such as homework club or revision sessions

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 Weaverham High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1154 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Weaverham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weaverham-high-school-northwich

Our vision is clear, we want Weaverham High School to be a vibrant, thriving and successful school where every member of our community feels valued, safe and supported to ensure they surpass their potential. We celebrate uniqueness and see individuals. We understand that our pupils have hopes and dreams, challenges and barriers and it is our privilege to celebrate their worth and their potential. We want every child to enjoy their own journey of discovery, acquire a thirst for knowledge, creativity and imagination and develop a love for their learning. We want pupils to leave our school not just with qualifications showing their academic success, but also with the capacity to think clearly and deeply, a desire to act with integrity and to show kindness and empathy to others, and with the character and leadership experience they need to thrive in the world. We will work tirelessly to ensure individual barriers are overcome so pupils are challenged and supported in equal measure. Our desire is to nurture talent, ability and ambition with energy, creativity, determination, relentless kindness and high expectations. When we combine such a desire with our ethos of Safe.Ready.Respect you will thrive in our care. 

We have a clear and ambitious vision for school improvement that is woven into the 6 strands that define the Weaverham offer. This offer is underpinned by an’ Ethic Of Excellence’ 5, where the following principles guide our strategy to ensure we are the best we can be:

Study examples of excellence
Build a culture of critique (be kind, be specific, be helpful/listen, reflect, review)
Require multiple revisions
Provide opportunities for public presentation

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