Learning Support Assistant
Howden School, Goole, DN14 7AL15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January/February
Closing date
8 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,447.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 8, £26,824 FTE, Pay band 4 (SCP8 - SCP10) Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3pm with 30 Minutes lunch, Term time only
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Howden School is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to join our highly skilled and experienced Learning Support Team (LST). Howden School is part of The Consortium Academy Trust. We are ambitious about the future - creating learning environments and excellence in teaching and learning that provide our children and young people with the best chance at a successful future. Coupled with this is the commitment, care and investment in our people, who we believe are our greatest asset. If you are a team player who is looking for a varied and interesting new career opportunity within a Learning Support Team, then we want to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will provide specific assistance to children with special educational needs, within the school environment and on school outings and to provide general assistance to teaching staff in respect of these students. You will have a clear understanding of the range of difficulties that students present in mainstream schools and to be able to demonstrate suitable strategies which can be implemented to enable these children to fulfil their potential and partake fully in all aspects of the National Curriculum and school life.
The successful candidate would be responsible for liaising with classroom teachers, and SENDCo and use student information to provide appropriate support for teaching and learning enabling students to make expected progress. You would implement literacy and numeracy support programmes for groups of students and individuals. You would undertake small group/individual teaching for literacy, numeracy, and science support, under the guidance of the Learning Support teachers and SENDCo.
About You
The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and/or young people with SEN, preferably in a Secondary school environment. Candidates will also be educated to GCSE\Level 2 qualifications in Maths, English and Science. Candidates will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the range of difficulties that students present in mainstream schools and to be able to demonstrate evidence and knowledge of strategies which can be implemented to enable these children to fulfil their potential and partake fully in all aspects of the curriculum and school life.
What WE can Offer YOU
In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS); a generous annual leave entitlement with additional shutdown days over the Christmas period; staff development opportunities; free onsite car parking; and a supportive induction programme.
For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Dawn Mumby, Operations Manager on 01430 430448. For further information and how to apply for this position please visit www.howdenschool.net
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please do not hesitate to contact us via vacancies@consortiumtrust.co.uk.
The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Howden School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 678 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Howden School website
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