Learning Support Assistant

Roecroft Lower School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 4PF

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March 2026

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,629.00 - £16,890.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Roecroft Lower School is a values based school. At our school we offer a well-resourced and vibrant, friendly learning environment for both children and staff to develop and achieve their full potential. We have a supportive, hard-working and committed team of staff and we are looking for a learning support assistant to join our team as soon as possible.

Learning Support Assistant
NJC Level 2a Points 3-4 £24,796 - £25,185 FTE
Actual pro rata salary £16,629 - £16,890
28 ½ hours, Term Time Only (+5 inset days)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Headteacher/Classroom Teacher

JOB PURPOSE: Under the instruction and guidance of teaching staff/SLT, to undertake educational activities and attend to the educational, personal and social needs of pupils in order to support their learning and development and to ensure their safety.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised deadline if a suitable candidate is successfully recruited for this position. Interviews for any suitable applicants will take place on 10th or 11th February 2026.

Roecroft Lower School is committed to the safeguarding of children and we adopt recruitment procedures that promote the safety and well-being of children. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.

If you are invited for interview, you will receive notification via MyNewTerm, it is our policy to contact every applicant of the outcome of their application.

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon:

Verification of right to work in the United Kingdom;
Receipt of at least two satisfactory references;
Verification of identity and qualifications;
Satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure;
Verification of professional status such as QTS, NPQH (where required);
Satisfactory completion of a Health Assessment;
Where the successful candidate has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years, such checks and confirmations as may be required in accordance with statutory guidance.

You should be aware that provision of false information including information relating to health and qualifications is an offence and could result in your application being rejected or summary dismissal if you have been selected.

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

Roecroft Lower School is committed to the safeguarding of children and we adopt recruitment procedures that promote the safety and well-being of children. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance. In line with recommendations outlined in KCSIE September 2022, we will be completing an online search as part of our due diligence for
shortlisted candidates.

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 Roecroft Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 395 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Roecroft Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/roecroft-lower-school

Roecroft Lower School is a values-based school located in the small town of Stotfold, Hertfordshire. At our school we offer a well-resourced and vibrant, friendly learning environment for both children and staff to develop and achieve their full potential. We have a supportive, hard-working and committed team of staff.

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