Learning Support Assistant (Secondary Phase)
William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, M16 8PR17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,918.00 Annually (FTE) From £22,364.24 per annum (Actual for Term Time Only)
Learning Support Assistant (Secondary Phase) job summary
Full Time Permanent, commencing as soon as possible
Salary - The role is part of the Pastoral and Student Welfare Job Family and is placed in Pay Band 3 (Professional) and has a minimum starting salary of £29,778.00 per annum (Full Time Equivalent), £25,694.00 (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 applying to be a Learning Support Assistant in the Secondary Phase at William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS).
The LSA role is vital in supporting teaching staff in the delivery of lessons by supporting students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in mainstream classes. We are looking for an individual with experience of working with SEND children and particularly children with an EHCP, on the autism spectrum.
The successful candidate must be patient, caring, supportive and willing to work with a committed staff team. The ability to work and communicate well with parents and with natural authority is essential for this post. The ideal candidate will have a relevant Level 3 Qualification or be willing to enrol on the United Learning Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship programme. Good numeracy and literacy are required as well as sound ICT skills.
This is an exciting time to join William Hulme’s Grammar School as the planned expansion of the Resourced Provision will move the facility into a purpose-built 30 place all-through centre. As such, this is a rewarding role for a SEND LSA who enjoys working with some of our most vulnerable students yet sets themselves the highest of standards and expectations.
Essential qualifications: Minimum grade A-C or 9-4 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent), TA3/Level 3 qualification.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working with young people, has strong interpersonal skills, and can adapt quickly to different subjects, classes and situations. Previous experience of working with secondary-aged students or within a school setting would be an advantage, as would an interest in education and supporting student achievement.
The role will be offered on a fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave, commencing in September 2026.
Closing date: Sunday 13 September 2026 11:59pm
Interviews: W/c 14 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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