Learning Support Assistant (including Midday Supervisory Duties)

Parkfields Middle School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6AB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,292.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 2A (Points 3-4)

Learning Support Assistant (including Midday Supervisory Duties) job summary

For a September 2026 start, we are seeking to appoint a permanent Learning Support Assistant to join our Team.

You will be working in a very effective and friendly team of LSA’s that support the educational, personal and social needs of our pupils in and out of lessons.

You will need to be enthusiastic and positive, have a good level of physical stamina, and able to motivate pupils to achieve their best in all aspects of the curriculum including during break and lunch times.

The appointed candidate will support the SEND department in promoting and supporting the inclusion of all pupils in the learning activities in which they are involved.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for someone energised and passionate about working with young people and seeing them flourish, learn and grow.

Parkfields has 470 children and includes a hearing impaired provision. The school was inspected in May 2024 and was judged to be Good in all areas by Ofsted.

We also offer:

Engaging, friendly and well-motivated children

A pedagogical focus

A broad range of facilities

A supportive working environment

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 Parkfields Middle School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 467 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Parkfields Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkfields-middle-school

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