Learning Support Assistant

Haygrove School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 October 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: £18,468.00 - £18,640.00 Annually (Actual) based on Grade 14 full-time equivalent salary range £26,016-£26,847pa

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Do you have the patience, creativity and commitment to make a genuine difference to a student’s day - and ultimately their future?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Learning Support Assistant to join our supportive SEND team. You will work alongside teachers and colleagues to help students with additional needs disabilities and/or learning difficulties, access learning, build confidence, develop independence and feel included in school and community life.

Every day will bring an opportunity to encourage a young person, celebrate their progress and help them discover what they can achieve. From providing one-to-one and small-group support to delivering targeted literacy interventions, you will play a vital role in helping our students overcome barriers to learning.

We are looking for someone who is patient, positive, flexible and creative, with the ability to build strong relationships and motivate young people. Experience of working with children or young people is desirable, but above all we want someone who genuinely cares about making a difference. A passion for helping our young people and the ability to build connections and relationships are key in this role, as well as a good sense of humour!

If you are looking for a rewarding role where what you do really matters, we would love to hear from you!

We can offer you a supportive, inclusive and collaborative School and Trust community with great colleagues, opportunities for professional growth and development, a fantastic pension scheme, free on-site gym, access to Health & Wellbeing Scheme, cycle to work scheme/retail discounts via Blue Light Card, opportunities to travel abroad and within the UK to support school trips, as well as involvement in a vast number of extra-curricular clubs.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

Please contact qetrecruitment@quantockedtrust.co.uk for an appointment.

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 Haygrove School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1051 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Haygrove School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haygrove-school

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