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Specialist Learning Support Assistant
King Ecgbert School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3QU25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,093 to £31,586
Pay scale
- Grade 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
- 4 A*- C at GCSE (or equivalent/or experience) incl. English and Maths
- A Level (or equivalent) in relevant subjects
- Knowledge, understanding and interest in autism and related conditions
- Strong communication skills
- Effective organisational skills
- Efficient record keeping
- Ability to work positively as a member of a team
- The ability to use technical resources and equipment appropriately
- Strong moral purpose and drive for improvement
- Flexible
- Honest and reliable
- High expectations which motivate and challenge pupils
- Calm under pressure
- Patient
- Empathetic with young people
- Team player
- High personal and professional standards
What the school offers its staff
1. OUTSTANDING SCHOOL
However you measure it, the school is very strong.
2. TEAMWORK
We are very fortunate to be able to recruit superb staff, but you are never working on your own - you are an important part of a great team.
3. SUPPORT FOR STAFF
Everyone is supported. Whether you're starting your career or are experienced and aspiring for more, you will receive help and support.
4. EXCEPTIONAL BEHAVIOUR
We have great relationships with our students but there are clear lines that will not be crossed and consistent systems that will allow teachers to get on and teach.
6. ENJOYMENT
The school is an enjoyable place to work. There is a vibrant staff social scene, staff sports clubs, and plenty of opportunities to have fun at work.
7. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
King Ecgbert staff take their careers seriously and we support that with great professional development at school and at trust level, where we grow our own future leaders.
8. RETENTION
People like working here; jobs do not come up often and people stay here a long time.
9. LOCATION
The Peak District is right on our doorstep, and people can go for walks, runs, climbing, and bike rides directly from work. The area offers excellent cafes, bars, and restaurants, as well as lovely places to live with more reasonable house prices compared to the south of England.
10. ACCESS TO GREAT CAREERS
Mercia Learning Trust is a leading multi academy trust with plans to grow. A post at King Ecgbert School, the largest school in the trust, is a great springboard to a career in an organisation that values talent.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Ecgbert School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1447 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Ecgbert School website
- Email address
- recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
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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