Learning Support Assistant - Main School

Manshead Church of England Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4BB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January, 2026

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,943.00 Annually (Actual) £13.47 per hour

Learning Support Assistant - Main School job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Main School

30 Hours per week Term Time only, plus 5 training days

Required for January, 2026

Hours of work 8:30am to 3:30pm

Annual Salary - 3c (Points 6 to 9)

With pro rata salary starting at £17,943 per annum (£13.47 per hour)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Learning Support Assistant with good literacy and numeracy skills to work as part of our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Team. The successful candidates will provide support for our SEND students across the school and also support with the delivery of interventions.

You will need:

Motivation and a determination to make a difference

Good interpersonal and organisational skills

A caring, supportive attitude

For more information on this role, and to download an application pack to apply, visit our website: https://mansheadschool.co.uk/vacancies/where you will be redirected to My New Term to make your application.

To find out more about Manshead CE Academy, visits are positively encouraged in order meet our students, staff and the Headteacher. For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact Vicky Sharp, PA to the Headteacher, on 01582 679400 or email sharpv@mansheadschool.co.uk

Please note that his post is subject to enhanced disclosure.

Closing date: 9:00am Monday 15th December 2025 with interviews scheduled for Wednesday 17th

or Thursday 18th December, 2025

‘The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

‘CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.’

Aspire, Serve, Flourish

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 Manshead Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1146 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manshead Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manshead-cofe-academy

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