Learning Support Assistant
Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HYDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
To be Arranaged
Closing date
26 September 2025 at 1am
Date listed
5 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Support Staff Scale C, Point 4 approx. £13.05/hour (FTE of £25,185/year - Please note salary will be pro rata dependant on hours worked)
Learning Support Assistant job summary
Smithdon High School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join their team. The successful candidate would join a team of staff that are focussed on supporting the needs of students both inside and outside of the curriculum.
Start Date: TBA
Salary: Support Staff Scale C, Point 4 approx. £13.05/hour
(FTE of £25,185/year - Please note salary will be pro rata dependant on hours worked)
Hours: Up to 18.5 hours/week, 39 weeks/year (term time plus 1 week)
Permanent
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Website: https://www.smithdonhigh.org.uk/
About the Role
To assist the SENDCo and SEND team in supporting the needs of students with special educational needs who require particular help to overcome barriers to learning, through in lesson support and/or by delivering targeted provisions and interventions 1-2-1 or in small groups. To advocate on behalf of named student(s), implementing the strategies and advice included in the child's Education, Health and Care Plan or Learning Profile and to contribute to termly and annual reviews.
Main Duties and Responsibilities, but not limited to:
Supporting the Pupil
· Assess the needs of pupil and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning
· Contribute to the planning and preparation of learning activities
· Encourage and promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
· Develop and implement Learning Profiles
Supporting the Teacher
· Organise and manage appropriate learning environment and relevant resources
· Work with the Teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting plans as appropriate to meet the needs of the pupil
· Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
· Provide detailed and regular feedback to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, e.g. Learning Profiles
The duties and responsibilities listed provide a short summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post
For a full job description please click the link below.
Closing Date for Applications: 26th Sept 2025
Interview Dates: TBC
Start Date: TBA
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE.
There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
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 Smithdon High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 564 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Smithdon High School website
At Smithdon High School we share a simple vision. Every child is supported to make progress in every single lesson, every single day.
These are exciting times to join our school. Under our current Headteacher since September 2022, we are building to become a truly great school – with our best GCSE results ever in the summer of 2023 and achieving a “Good” Ofsted (“good” in all areas) in November 2023. Our staff work as a team and support each other, while receiving fantastic professional development opportunities. They are encouraged to be the best they can be.
Our school serves the coastal town of Hunstanton and the surrounding area with a clear focus on knowing the strengths and needs of every student. We believe every child deserves a warm welcome to every learning opportunity and a personalised learning experience; challenge and support leading to exceptional progress. We are also at the centre of the community in Hunstanton and West Norfolk. We will always embrace opportunities to strengthen existing and explore new relationships within our community.
Our buildings are both innovative and modern as well as of historic significance and we aim to create the best facilities for our students to learn and achieve - coupled with an innovative and creative curriculum alongside outstanding specialist staff.
Everything we do reflects both our core values to "Work Hard, Be Kind and Smile" and our "Smithdon Seven" expectations.
1. We believe in ourselves and are proud of our achievements
2. We aim high and accept challenge to achieve our ambitions
3. We take responsibility for our choices, our actions and our environment
4. We work together to support our community
5. We are present, we are equipped to learn, we work hard and we always give our best
6. We are respectful and we listen to others
7. We take pride in the presentation of ourselves and our work
At Smithdon High School we welcome applicants who want to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and can help them to aspire to great futures.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust’s clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
• Maximising student achievement
• Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
• Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
• Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
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