Learning Support Worker

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7LE

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday 37 hours per week. Term Time + training days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Band D SCP 9 £27,255 - £31,022 per annum pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Learning Support Worker to join our behaviour team.

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience
• Excellent career development opportunities

• Exceptional CPD provision
• a supportive working environment and team ethos
• friendly, enthusiastic children.

Key Responsibilities:

• To teach small groups of students supporting their SEN requirements.

• To tutor individual students.
• Support students’ learning across the curriculum, tailoring support to match the students’ needs.
• To promote inclusion and contribute to the successful induction of new students to the Academy.

What the school offers its staff

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is an oversubscribed Secondary School in the Black Country. The Academy opened its doors in September 2019 with 175 students and has continued to grow each year. It is now at full capacity with 805 students on roll.

Recently graded by Ofsted as outstanding in 3 categories and extremely close to outstanding in the 4th, West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is committed to an inclusive education for all students at every ability level, and equipping students for the future through teaching them relevant and cutting-edge skills for the era in which they live. Most importantly we believe that every student should be safe, happy, ambitious for themselves and respectful of all.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Learning Support Worker - Job Description.pdf - 137 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Specification - Learning Support Worker.pdf - 146 KB (opens in new tab)

About West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 779 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Bromwich Collegiate Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@shirelandcat.net
• Phone number: 01212811602
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-bromwich-collegiate-academy

Arranging a visit to West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

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