Learning Support Assistant: Year 7 - Family & Community Support

Manchester Communication Academy, Manchester, M40 8NT

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP - Upon Complete recruitment checks

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 9pm

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.71 Hourly

Learning Support Assistant: Year 7 - Family & Community Support job summary

Manchester Communication Academy is looking for a warm, approachable and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our team, working primarily within our new Year 7 block. This is a practical, pupil-facing role with a strong pastoral, family and community focus. While there may occasionally be a need to support pupils in lessons, classroom-based learning support is not the main focus of this post.

Instead, we're looking for someone who will become part of the everyday life of Year 7 a visible, familiar and trusted adult who gets to know our pupils and families and helps young people feel safe, settled and supported throughout their school day.

The role is about the everyday things that can make a big difference to a young person's experience of school: being there when they need help, supporting lunchtime and social times, helping pupils move safely around the academy, supporting road crossings where required, resolving everyday issues, and providing encouragement when someone is having a difficult day.

If I’m still interested, what should I do next?

We think that applying for a new role should always be seen as a 2-way process, you have to be right for us, but the school also has to be right for you. So if you are interested in applying, please do feel free to get in touch to discuss the role.

This role will be offered as a part time (20 hours per week). Term Time Only

Manchester Communication Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure for a Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Manchester Communication Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1240 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Manchester Communication Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manchester-communication-academy

Manchester Communication Academy serves the community of Harpurhey and its surrounding districts. We are an 11-16 secondary school with a primary school also on site. Close collaboration between the two schools is fundamental to our way of working.

Not only is the Academy committed to offering our students the highest quality learning experience but the Social Investment Department is dedicated to offering opportunities and support to our local families and wider community. Together, our driving force is to mitigate the impact of disadvantage and ensuring that the young people that we serve are equipped and ready to be successful and happy adults who we are proud to know.

Everyone at MCA shares these same values and this is important to us.

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