Learning Support Assistant

Ivingswood Academy, Chesham, HP5 2BY

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 November 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: Pay Range 1B /2 (depending on qualification and experience)
• Additional allowances:

  Pay Range 1B /2 (depending on qualification and experience)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Ivingswood Academy, a member of Kings Education Trust, has a vacancy for an experienced Learning Support Assistant who can work across EYFS and KS1 to lead teaching groups of children with special educational needs. The successful candidate will be responsible for some planning for groups within these hours.

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and flexible individual to join our dedicated and happy team. This is a vital role in which you could truly make a difference to pupils and support them to reach their full potential. Support is available from our other staff and the SENCO.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to children’s happiness, safety and achievement
• Be friendly and approachable with a professional manner and a good sense of humour
• Possess a good standard of spoken and written English plus maths skills appropriate to the primary age range
• Have knowledge of how best children learn
• Have a knowledge of phonics teaching and be willing to take on further training.

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.

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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 Ivingswood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 156 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ivingswood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivingswood-academy

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