Learning Support Assistant

Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 3TD

23 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 January 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: £24,408.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5 point 7

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Join our school and become part of something truly special.
We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about making a difference and excited to help shape the future of our pupils. As a Learning Support Assistant, you’ll be joining a warm, dedicated team where your contributions genuinely matter and every day brings new opportunities to support, encourage, and inspire young learners.

The LSA role is an exciting chance to make a real impact—supporting teachers, boosting pupil achievement, and promoting independence and inclusion. You’ll help create a positive, safe learning environment, work closely with staff and families, develop professionally, and play an essential part in safeguarding and enriching pupils’ school experience.

Main Duties

• Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement

• Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
• Support the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aimed at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures
• Support class teachers with maintaining good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment
• Observe pupil performance and pass observations on to the class teacher
• Use ICT skills to advance pupils’ learning
• Undertake any other relevant duties given by the class teacher

Planning

• Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role
• Read and understand lesson plans shared prior to lessons, if available
• Prepare the classroom for lessons
• Working with staff, parents/carers and relevant professionals
• Communicate effectively with other staff members and pupils, and possibly with parents and carers under the direction of the class teacher
• Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision
• Contribute to meetings with parents and carers by providing feedback on pupil progress, attainment and barriers to learning, as directed by teachers
• With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress, or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with
• Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
• Midday Supervision
• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils whilst a lunch and this may include supervising while children eat

Health and safety

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils, and help to safeguard pupils’ wellbeing by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and our school’s child protection policy
• Look after children who are upset or have had accidents and provide first aid for them
• Report any H & S concerns they see on site.
• Complete any relevant H & S training.

Professional development

• Help keep their own knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness
• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures

Safeguarding

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• To complete relevant safeguarding training as directed by the DSL team.
• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school
• Ensure all information relating to school, families and children is treated with care and respect.
• Consider GDPR guidance at all times.

Job description and person specification are attached.

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 Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kilby-st-mary-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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