Learning Support Assistant

Montem Academy, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2TE

62 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,048.00 - £19,632.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Learning Support Assistant

Salary (actual): £19,048 - £19,632

Grade: 3 SCP: 5 - 7

Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Work Pattern: term time + 5 inset days - 39 weeks

Contract: Permanent

Montem is a warm and vibrant multi-cultural primary school based in Slough, which has a wonderfully diverse community comprising of pupils and adults from a wide range of nations, ethnicities and cultures. We celebrate this diversity and believe it is a key strength of our academy. We offer all children an education in a safe, calm, inclusive and stimulating environment where every child is valued as an individual. We aim to nurture well-rounded, respectful and confident children who will develop skills for life-long learning.

Our school is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, and our partnership means that there are opportunities for professional development that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) who shares our commitment to improving children's lives and holds high expectations for themselves, colleagues, and pupils.

The role involves providing essential in-class support, leading targeted interventions to drive rapid academic progress, and actively fostering excellent behaviour for learning. The ideal candidate is proactive, possesses effective communication skills, and demonstrates a genuine passion for working with children. Prior experience in a school setting is desirable.

For the right candidate, we will offer

extensive support and CPD;

the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;

a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;

an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;

a dedicated Governing Body;

supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;

an employee assistance programme (EAP).

Please contact the school to arrange a visit. Please visit the school website to complete an application form. We do not accept CV’s.

Closing date: As and when we receive successful applications.

“The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List”.

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 Montem Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 901 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Montem Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/montem-academy

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