Learning Support Assistant (Inclusion Room) - Job share considered

May Park Primary School, Bristol, BS5 6LE

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,502.00 - £19,812.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 6 - 7 (£25,813 - £26,224 FTE)

Learning Support Assistant (Inclusion Room) - Job share considered job summary

Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Working weeks: 39 weeks per year (term-time plus 5 INSET days)
Contract: Fixed-term until 31 August 2026

We are seeking two dedicated and compassionate individuals to support the teaching staff in our wonderful Inclusion Room by working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

A typical day for the Learning Support Assistant will involve assisting with planning and preparing activities, supporting classroom organisation, maintaining equipment, and promoting health, hygiene, and positive behaviour. You will help monitor and report on children’s well-being and development, liaise with parents and external agencies, and accompany pupils on outings. Responsibilities also include administering minor first aid (following training), participating in record-keeping, and contributing to display preparation.

***Please see the job description attached for full details.***

About the school:

We are diverse and vibrant three form entry primary school with a stimulating nursery set in fantastic grounds. Our modern, purpose-built buildings and our extensive outdoor space enable our children unique opportunities to use their creative minds as they explore the woods, Savannah, field and multi-use games area.

At May Park our highly experienced teachers and staff are committed to providing a nurturing environment so that all of our children succeed. By offering an inspiring curriculum, we expect our children to think differently: taking risks with their learning, embracing uncertainty, problem solving, making connections and playing with possibilities.

What Excalibur can offer you:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust
• Strong professional development based on individual needs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible Family Friendly Policies
• The hustle and bustle of beautiful Bristol on your doorstep

Safeguarding Statement:

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its

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 May Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: May Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/may-park-primary-school-bristol

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