Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Autism)

King Ecgbert School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3QU

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  9 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 £30,024 to £32,597

Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Autism) job summary

Salary FTE: Grade 5 £30,024 to £32,597

Actual salary: £9,073 to £9,851 (with under five years' service)

Contract term: 13 hours (over 2 days), 39 weeks, permanent

Start date: January 2026

Closing date: Sunday 9 November 2025

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.

Why do we exist?

• To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.

How do we behave?

• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do?

• We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed?

• A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
• Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

The school

King Ecgbert School is a highly successful school at the heart of Mercia Learning Trust. We pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional quality of education to learners from all backgrounds aged 11-18.

Our school is exceptionally strong - rated outstanding by Ofsted and has academic results that are consistently ‘well above average’.

This is a truly comprehensive school and are committed to providing outstanding education for all in a safe, happy and positive learning environment.

The role

King Ecgbert School is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and talented specialist learning support assistant (autism) to join our integrated resource team.

Working within an agreed framework of supervision and direction, the successful candidates will deliver high quality, personalised interventions both in and out of the classroom setting, maximising the progress of pupils within the integrated resource.

The candidate

Ambitious for learning and a team player, you will have the vision, enthusiasm and drive to build on the strong foundations that already exist in the school. Innovative and resilient, you will have an unwavering commitment to student progress.

We are looking for staff who are enthusiastic and keen to make a difference. You'll be eager to learn and work well with others, and you'll bring vision, enthusiasm, and determination. You'll also be inventive and flexible. We are seeking candidates who are dedicated to serving a diverse community and bring with them experiences and viewpoints that will enhance our efforts.

The successful candidate will:

• have experience of working with students with autism and related conditions
• confidently use their knowledge and understanding of autism curriculum to support pupils through individual, small group and larger group interventions
• be able to work with parents, carers and families, and establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• work successfully with colleagues from all subject areas
• be well organised and flexible
• be able to use own initiative and work independently

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

Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted, your suitability to work with children will be explored, and this will include disclosing convictions. The information you disclose may be discussed with you during the interview.

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 King Ecgbert School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1504 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Ecgbert School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-ecgbert-school-sheffield

King Ecgbert School is a large 11-18 secondary school of roughly 1450 students, including a sixth form of around 380 students.

Our school is situated in Dore in the south-west of Sheffield, close to the Peak District. We serve a vibrant and diverse catchment, stretching from the very edge of the city to the very centre, following the Abbeydale corridor; we are a truly comprehensive school.

A 'System Leading School', and part of Mercia Learning Trust, King Ecgbert School is rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, was awarded World Class School status in 2018 and was voted World Class School of the Year in 2019.

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