Learning Support Assistant (SEN)

The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,543.00 - £17,821.00 pro rata (£25,583.00 - £25,989.00 FTE) per annum

Learning Support Assistant (SEN) job summary

Make a difference every day - join our fantastic SEND support team at The King’s School! 

A rewarding role supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 

We’re looking for a caring, patient and committed Learning Support Assistant (SEN) to join our dedicated team and play a vital role in supporting students with a wide range of additional needs across the school. 

This is a role where you will directly improve the learning, wellbeing and independence of our students.  You will work under the guidance of our class teachers and specialist staff to deliver personalised support, learning activities and interventions in line with students’ ECHP provision requirements. 

What you’ll do: 

You will be working across all key stages and supporting a variety of learning and personal needs including: 

Supporting students with individual or small‑group SEN learning activities and interventions, following teacher or specialist guidance 

Helping to deliver personalised programmes in line with students’ EHCPs or SEN support plans 

Supporting students with personal care, including hygiene, health and welfare needs, where required 

Assisting students with mobility, helping them move around school safely if they have physical or mobility difficulties 

Preparing, organising and supporting students’ use of equipment and resources, including ICT 

Supporting behaviour and engagement, helping to maintain a positive, constructive learning environment 

This role would suit someone who enjoys working with young people, is patient and supportive, able to support a range of SEN needs, and keen to contribute to a nurturing school environment. 

A role where you can truly make a difference 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a compassionate and dedicated team who work together to ensure learning is engaging and rewarding for all students. If you are enthusiastic, reliable and committed to helping students achieve their best, we would love to hear from you. While experience in a school or with children and young people is desirable, it isn’t essential - your values and attitude matter most. 

Contract details: 

Multiple permanent positions available 

Term time plus 2 days (192 working days per year) 

30 hours per week 

To start as soon as possible 

Working pattern of:  

Monday 08:25 – 15:15 

Tuesday 08:25 – 15:15 

Wednesday 08:25 – 14:55 

Thursday 08:25 – 14:35 

Friday 08:25 – 14:35 

Ready to apply? 

To apply, complete an application form via our website. 

About The King’s School 

The King’s School is a warm, welcoming, and high‑performing school with a strong sense of pride and tradition. Consistently recognised as one of the top‑performing schools in the Wakefield District and ranked in the top 15% nationally for progress, we continue to build on a long history of academic excellence. 

Our culture is rooted in raising aspirations and improving life chances for every student, guided by our core values and a supportive, caring ethos. As one of the oldest schools in Yorkshire, our rich heritage combines with a forward‑looking approach to provide an inspiring environment where students thrive and staff careers flourish. 

As part of Pontefract Academies Trust - recently recognised for Excellence in the 2025 Edurio Award -staff wellbeing and satisfaction remain central to our work. Across the Trust, 85% of staff said they would recommend us as a great place to work, well above national benchmarks, and feedback within The King’s School reflects the same positive, supportive culture. 

Staff say: 

I genuinely love working at King’s!

My line manager always takes my personal needs into account and shows genuine care for my wellbeing.

For further insight into our school, we invite you to watch our promotional film ‘Where will King’s take you?’, and visit our website for further information. 

What can we offer you? 

Be part of a team that values your wellbeing, development and work–life balance. As a member of our school community, you’ll benefit from: 

Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities 

Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing 

For the 2025/26 academic year, we have provided staff with three Everyday Development (EDD) days, the next is on Monday 20 July 2026. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals 

Generous employer pension- West Yorkshire Pension Fund - LGPS 

Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (starting from 26 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service – plus 8 statutory bank holidays) 

Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance  

Cycle to work scheme Blue Light Card  

Discounted gym membership    

Free eye care via Specsavers   

Childcare vouchers   

Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters),  

Discounts at numerous retailers including O2   

Free flu vaccinations. 

You can find more information about staff benefits and what it’s like to work with us in the ‘Working for Us’ booklet and on our website. 

About Pontefract Academies Trust   

Pontefract Academies Trust serves nine local schools and is committed to providing the very best education for our children. We are also excited to be merging with Ark Schools on 1 September 2026. This partnership will strengthen the support we offer our pupils and staff, while creating new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across both trusts. Please click here to find out more about the Pontefract Academies Trust and Ark Schools merger. 

We are proud of the positive culture across our schools. In the 2025 Edurio Staff Survey, we were ranked in the top 10 trusts nationally for staff satisfaction and received several awards recognising our supportive and values‑driven working environment. Our staff tell us they feel valued, listened to and part of a team that makes a real difference every day. 

We’re excited for the future and hope you’ll consider joining us as we continue to grow.  

Further information 

Contact us on 01977 601701 or email recruitment@kings.patrust.org.uk  

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 The King's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1038 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The King's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-s-school-pontefract

The King’s School is proud to be part of Pontefract Academies Trust. As a school, we have a long history and rich heritage, which puts us at the forefront of the local educational landscape and beyond. All students are valued regardless of their background or ability, and are at the heart of everything that we do. We believe it is our duty to convert their potential into reality.

At the heart of every outstanding school is a strong team. One of our top priorities is to attract exceptional staff to The King’s School, and we continue to recruit a number of highly gifted employees to join our team. Our primary focus is to instil a lifelong love of learning while creating confident learners who can live a life full of opportunity and choice.

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