Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Woodside Junior School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6NW

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 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: £24,836.00 - £25,823.00 Annually (FTE) Please note that the advertised salary is the full time equivalent salary range. This role is part time, term time only + INSET days. The actual salary will be based on experience and will be pro rata for the hours worked. • Monday to Friday, 8:45am-15:15pm (30 min lunch break)

Learning Support Assistant (LSA) job summary

This is a rare opportunity to join our highly regarded and growing team of Teaching Assistants at Woodside Junior School. As we continue to expand our provision, we are seeking confident, committed individuals who are keen to learn and passionate about supporting children’s learning and development.

Our staff describe Woodside as:

“A lovely school where everyone genuinely cares about one another, and the children are always the top priority.”
“One of the most supportive and positive work environments I have ever experienced.”

Woodside Junior School is a high‑achieving, two‑form entry junior school located in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and we are proud to be part of the Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST). Our pupils are enthusiastic, well‑mannered and eager to learn. They enjoy developing both their academic skills and wider aptitudes, and they are a pleasure to work with.

As our team continues to grow, this is an exciting time to join us. You will be part of a caring, collaborative staff team where professional development is valued, wellbeing is prioritised, and every adult plays a key role in ensuring that children thrive.

We are looking for:

- Enthusiasm and an eagerness to support children’s development

- Good communicators

- A willingness to learn and develop skills

In return, we provide:

- A great working environment and team atmosphere

- Comprehensive induction and training programme

- An employee support and benefit scheme

Please contact the school office to arrange a school tour or an informal discussion with our Headteacher, Owen Lloyd, or SENDCO, Katy Hassan.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details, including essential and desirable criteria.

Woodside Schoolis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. The ODBST is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people and the applicant is required to declare any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are “spent”. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013, 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website: Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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

ODBST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. ODBST is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people and the applicant is required to declare any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are “spent”.

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 Woodside Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 241 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodside Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodside-junior-school

Woodside Junior School, Amersham is a high achieving two form entry junior school within the Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST). We are passionate about providing a rich and relevant curriculum for every child, allowing them to be the very best they can be. Our pupils are eager to learn, keen to develop their aptitudes and skills, extremely well-mannered and fun. Our staff is hardworking and dedicated to the well-being of our pupils and their families. Our parents are extremely supportive of the school’s work.

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