Learning Support Assistant Specialist Provision
Sherard Primary School, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1HA5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October/November 2026
Closing date
16 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £18,938.07 - £19,238.03 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,191 - £25,590 per annum
Learning Support Assistant Specialist Provision job summary
Learning Support Assistant for Specialist Provision (SEND Unit)
Sherard Primary School
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Are you looking for a rewarding role that will allow you to make a difference by helping to give young people with SEND a positive start in life?
Then come and work for us at Mowbray Education Trust as a Learning Support Assistant in our Specialist Provision (SEND UNIT) at Sherard Primary school on a full time Maternity Cover (fixed-term) basis.
If you have the ambition to be a crucial advocate for our SEND students by enabling them to become confident and resilient individuals then this is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly, dedicated and supportive team.
With a remuneration package including:
A salary of £18,938.07 - £19,238.03 (FTE £25,191- £25,590)
Local Government Pension Scheme membership
5.44 weeks paid holiday entitlement rising to 6.44 weeks after 5 years’ continuous service
The post holder will work 32.5 hours per week (5 days), Monday - Friday, (8.30am - 3.30pm) term time only plus 5 INSET days (39 weeks).
About Sherard Primary School
Children are at the heart of all decisions made
Love of learning for pupils and staff
We develop the whole child
We embrace and celebrate differences
We value collaboration in all forms
As a leading, high performing education provider, the Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a multi-academy trust currently educating around 2,500 pupils from the age of 2 to 16. Our schools are based in the town of Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages in the Borough of Melton and are easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Oakham.
As an organization, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision, to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.
The successful candidate will need to be an organised and creative person with good IT skills and a commitment to transforming the life choices of young people. You will also need to be confident in the use of IT and be able to assist in preparing materials for lessons
About the Mowbray Education Trust
The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.
Our Senior Leadership Team work collaboratively across the Trust to enhance each school, whilst allowing them to keep their own sense of individuality.
Mowbray Education Trust Vision and Values
Children First: educating today, inspiring tomorrow.
We are an inclusive community where every child thrives, every voice matters, and together we shape a kind, ambitious, and resilient future.
Inclusivity
- We are an inclusive and inspiring community where every child thrives, ambitions are nurtured, and resilience is celebrated.
Aspiration
- Educating today, empowering tomorrow - a community where every voice matters and every child reaches their full potential.
Collaboration
- Together, we build a kind, ambitious, and resilient community where every learner is valued and supported.
Our Trust Employee Benefits
- High quality continuous professional development throughout the year
- Career progression opportunities within the Trust
- Occupational sick pay, maternity, and paternity pay
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free eye care tests
- On-site parking (JFC/IVES/BR/SRD/GRV)
- Employee wellbeing schemes
- Accessible central services including HR, finance, and IT.
- A minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 16th September 2026
Interview date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Start date: October/November 2026
(We may interview suitable candidates before this date, so early enquiries/applications are encouraged)
Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.
Mowbray Education Trust embraces and welcomes diversity and equality.
Mowbray Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working within the Trust to share this commitment. All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check.
Mowbray Education Trust ~ Children first
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 Sherard Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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