Learning Support Assistant – SEND

Airedale Academy, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU

41 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only 30 Hours per Week Grade 4 (SCP5-6) Actual salary: £17,344 – £18,024 (£25,583 – £25,989 FTE)

Learning Support Assistant – SEND job summary

You will support the SENCO to implement the necessary support and intervention strategies to all target pupils. You will be responsible for supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs in school, enabling them to achieve/exceed appropriate academic results.

This role requires you to be flexible, adaptable and be able to show compassion and empathy whilst remaining assertive.

You will be:

• Provide support for individual pupils or groups of pupils with special educational needs.

• Provide one to one assistance for pupils with physical disabilities.

• Provide supervision and care where necessary.

• Provide support to enable pupils to access the curriculum.

• Work with pupils in a variety of settings including whole class, small groups and individually.

• Report to the teacher any pupil problems or behavioral difficulties in line with academy policy.

• Report to the teacher or line manager on pupil progress and achievements.

You will have:

• Experience of working with young adults aged 11-16.

• 5 GCSE’s at grades A*-C / 9-4, including Maths and English.

• A good standard of education, especially in numeracy and literacy (or willingness to work towards).

• Experience of working with or caring for young adults with special educational needs.

• Good negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills with staff and pupils.

• The ability to relate well to young adults with special educational needs.

As part of our team at Castleford Trust, you will have access to a comprehensive package of wellbeing support designed exclusively for schools, providing access to a team of in-house wellbeing experts, counsellors, nurses and physiotherapists.

As part of our team at Castleford Trust, whether a teacher or support staff employee, you are automatically enrolled into an occupational pension scheme from the start date of your employment (Local Government Pension Scheme for Support Staff and Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teachers).

Castleford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. For all positions at Airedale Academy, you are required to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check prior to appointment.

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 Airedale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1063 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Airedale Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/airedale-academy

We’re situated in the former industrial heartland of Yorkshire, close to the junction of the M62 and A1 and its transport links. The Trust currently comprises four schools across the primary and secondary phases, with plans for future growth and the opportunities that brings.

Our ethos is children first and we’re here to transform the lives of children, helping them reach their full potential. Working in our schools can be challenging, but hugely rewarding in terms of the difference you can make to children’s futures.

Airedale Academy itself is a good school, with solid finances and rising pupil numbers over the next few years. Talk to our staff or pupils and you’ll find out how proud we are of our school, its supportive atmosphere and strong team ethos.

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