Learning Support Assistant (Primary Phase)
William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, M16 8PR8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As Soon As Possible
Closing date
22 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,918.00 Annually (FTE) Commencing at £25,918. per annum, Full Time Equivalent. This is an actual salary for Term Time only of £22,364 per annum.
Learning Support Assistant (Primary Phase) job summary
Full Time Permanent, commencing as soon as possible
Salary - The role is part of the Teaching and Learning Job Family and is place in Pay Band 2 (Vocational) and has a minimum starting salary of £25,918 per annum (Full Time Equivalent), £22,364 (Actual). The salary is pro rata'd for Term Time Only and paid evenly over 12 calendar months, irrespective of when school holidays fall.
Thank you for your interest in the Learning Support Assistant position in the Primary Phase at William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS). This is a permanent role working closely with children who have SEN including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
We are looking for a caring, resilient, and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about supporting vulnerable pupils. You will play a key role in helping children access learning, manage their emotions, and develop positive relationships. Experience of working with children with SEND, particularly SEMH, is essential (minimum 2 years). You must be able to work effectively as part of a supportive team, communicate confidently with parents and carers, and maintain a calm and consistent approach in the classroom.
Essential qualifications: Minimum grade A-C or 9-4 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent), TA3/Level 3 qualification, or a willingness to undertake training
Closing date: Tuesday 22 September 2026 11:59pm
Interviews: Monday 28 September 2026
The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and full child protection/safeguarding training. United Learning is an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About William Hulme's Grammar School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Christian, ages 3 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1542 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
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William Hulme’s Grammar School is the second most over-subscribed school in Manchester and one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. WHGS is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1450 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.
The Academy has a relatively new Sixth Form Centre, a two-form entry Primary Phase and has specialist rooms in the Secondary Phase, including fully equipped science labs, a library, ICT resource centre, music practice rooms, design, technology and art rooms. There is also a sports hall with changing facilities, along with full kitchen and dining facilities in the Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form.
Inspectors judged the school to be Good in all phases in its most recent inspection, May 2019
William Hulme’s Grammar School is a vibrant, multicultural school that welcomes children from all backgrounds and beliefs. We are committed to ensuring that all children receive a first class education that prepares them thoroughly for the future and allows them to play an active role in the life of the school and wider community. The school encourages staff to organise events and trips (home and abroad), extra-curricular and subject enrichment activities, to develop the whole child, to prepare him/her for the challenges of the modern world.
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