SPECIALIST LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (SEMH)– NORTHGATE HOUSE

St George's Academy, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PP

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 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: £19,851.00 - £20,166.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 3, pts 5-6

SPECIALIST LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (SEMH)– NORTHGATE HOUSE job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Specialist Learning Support Assistant who is keen be part of a team supporting the work of a successful department.

The role will work 32.5 hours per week, term time for 39 weeks per year. Usual working hours are 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Playing a pivotal role in the continued growth of Academy’s Alternative Provision, you will be required to work with students with particular needs related to social, emotional, mental health and undiagnosed special educational needs (SEND).

Including students who do not currently have an EHCP but who may need one, the role will primarily involve working with individual or small groups of students to:

Providing one to one support

• Work with students to identify and implement strategies to positively manage their SEMH with a focus on promoting and enhancing their learning
• Where appropriate, identify appropriate strategies to inform a SEMH support plan for class teachers to implement moving forwards.
• Where additional Teaching Assistant support looks like it will be needed longer term, work in collaboration with the Pastoral team and SENDCO to identify students requiring longer term SEND support / intervention, assisting with the commencement of the EHCP or Paediatric referral process where appropriate.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills and experience of working with or caring for young people. You should also have knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office, in particular MS Word, Excel, Outlook.

The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ2 Level in Learning Support or equivalent qualification in a related area or have the ability to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience. Evidence of an existing qualification and / or training related to SEMH is also preferred but not essential as training can be arranged for the right candidate.

If you would like to join a very supportive team in an Academy of enthusiastic and friendly dedicated staff, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Should you have any questions or wish to arrange an informal visit to the Academy, you can contact us by email to jobs@st-georges-academy.org or by calling 01529 301162. Informal visits are welcomed to all roles and can be offered outside of core school hours where this would be helpful.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

St George’s Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additional employment checks will also be carried out for all roles in accordance with “Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges”.

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 St George's Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 2281 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St George's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-academy

St George’s Academy is a large, successful, 11-18 mixed secondary school of 2,340 students (including 334 in the sixth form) with outstanding facilities in all areas. The Academy serves Sleaford, Ruskington and the surrounding Lincolnshire villages with our main campus in Sleaford and our smaller campus in the village of Ruskington.

We are a leading member of the Sleaford Joint-Sixth Form (SJSF), a collaboration of the co-educational sixth forms of St George’s Academy and the Robert Carre Trust. The SJSF provides a full range of post 16 courses for over 700 students and is a beacon of educational provision across Lincolnshire.

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