SEND Learning Support Assistant

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 6SX

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday FTE: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 6 months in the first instance
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £25,000 and £37,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

Immaculate Heart Catholic Primary School a Voluntary Academy of St Gregory the Great Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated SEND Learning Support Assistant to support pupils within our setting who require SEND support. Your role will be to support pupils to ensure that they access the curriculum and reach their full potential. This is a varied role that will require flexibility and a positive attitude. This is a full-time, term time only role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed Learning Support Assistant to make a difference to a pupil’s experience of education. The successful Learning Support Assistant will be required to work with pupils in our setting with SEND needs on a one to one level.

To be considered for the SEND Learning Support Assistant position, you will have:

• An understanding or sympathetic view towards the Catholic ethos of the school
• A passion for teaching and learning and enabling all children to achieve success
• The ability to foster excellent professional relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Experience within a mainstream primary school or specialist provision unit
• Experience of working with SEND pupils on a one to one basis.
• A desire to become part of a committed and supportive school team
• The ability to set high expectations to support the pupil to reach their full potential

The ability to use your own initiative and act accordingly

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer the successful candidate the opportunity:

• To work alongside a dedicated and friendly team of staff in a Good school as rated by OFSTED in 2024
• To become part of a strong, collaborative team who are incredibly supportive.
• To become part of our Catholic School Community
• To access the exclusive benefits and discounts platform through our St Gregory the Great Academy Trust

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.

Visits to school are warmly encouraged and can be pre-arranged with Mrs Cole Office Manager – please phone 0113 2660728.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School promotes diversity and we want a workforce that represents the population of Leeds. Applications are welcome from all irrespective of sex, sexuality, race, religion, marital status, gender identity, age or disability

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service and satisfactory references.

Application packs are available from the school office or can be downloaded from the school website https://www.immaculate-heart-of-mary.leeds.sch.uk/job-vacancies vacancies page.

Completed applications should be sent to the school by email to school.office@ihomcps.co.uk or by post for the attention of Mrs B Coles, Office Manager, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Leeds LS17 6SX

The successful candidate will be expected to sign a temporary CES contract.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to school.office@ihomcps.co.uk

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 442 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: school.office@ihomcps.co.uk
• Phone number: 0113 2660728
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/immaculate-heart-of-mary-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy

Arranging a visit to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school.office@ihomcps.co.uk.

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