Learning Support Assistant
The Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6FE20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Dec 2025
Closing date
14 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,339.00 - £19,231.00 Annually (Actual) Salary is prorata for term time only working
Learning Support Assistant job summary
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint to our team of Learning Support Assistants (LSAs). Working under the direction of the SENDCo, our LSAs provide in-class support to individual students as well as delivering targeted interventions to small groups.
This permanent position is 30 hours per week and is term time only (including INSET days). The initial rate of pay is the equivalent of £13.47 per hour, paid monthly over 12 months. The pay scale has four spinal points and increments are awarded in September until the top of the pay scale is reached. The actual starting salary is £18,339 per annum approx.
The successful candidate will be working with colleagues who are passionate about the contribution they make to the school and its students in a very motivating, forward-thinking environment. Our school is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities for all our staff.
About You
The successful candidate will
Have the highest expectations and standards
Be flexible and resilient, with a positive, "can do" attitude
Have good communication skills, with the ability to deal with students, parents and colleagues in a professional manner
Be committed to personal and professional development
Closing Date: midday Friday 14th November 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date so please apply early.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Littlehampton Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
All successful applicants will be subject to a period of probation.
Schools are now required, as part of their shortlisting process, to carry out an online search as part of their due diligence.
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 The Littlehampton Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1369 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Littlehampton Academy website
The Littlehampton Academy is a large academy recently designated by Ofsted as "Good" in all categories and with a year 7 cohort this year exceeding all previous numbers. We are proud to be part of the Woodard Academies Trust which has a distinctive core ethos supporting the development of both staff and students. The group motto: ‘opening minds, raising expectations, transforming lives’ is at the heart of everything we do and reflects our ambitions for all our students.
Situated on the beautiful West Sussex coast and with views of the South Downs, our academy has state-of-the-art facilities - including ample staff parking and a fitness suite. We are close to good transport links to surrounding towns, including Worthing, Chichester and Brighton.
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