Job Title:                Cognitive and Learning Ark Learning Support Assistant

                                                          Employment Status:    Permanent

Working Hours:                 37 hours per week, Term time plus 5 days, part time and flexible hours considered

Salary:                            Grade 3 - £22,314 pro rata, per annum (FTE £25,185)

Required:                 Flexible - September 2026

Location:               Blue Coat C of E School, Coventry

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly established Enhanced Resource Provision, The Ark. We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced Learning Support Assistant to work within this specialist provision for students whose primary need is Cognition and Learning. Opened in January 2026, The Ark has been purposefully redesigned to meet the needs of our learners, offering a calm, supportive and nurturing environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with students with special educational needs and disabilities to access a bespoke curriculum and deliver targeted interventions aligned with EHCP outcomes, under the guidance of the ERP Lead teacher and SENDCo.

We are looking for someone who has:

·         Knowledge of inclusion / SEND with particular expertise in language and communication

·         A good understanding of the needs and characteristics of students across the age range 11-19

·         Recent experience of working with young people either in a school setting, as a parent, or involvement in voluntary work such as a youth group, cubs, brownie or similar organisation

·         Administrative skills including experience of using a range of computer packages, navigating software and operating Microsoft Office

·         The skills to analyse and report on data regarding student progress

·         The ability to work in a team, supporting each to ensure the best outcome for the students.

·         Excellent communication skills including the confidence to work with small groups of students in a teaching environment

·         To facilitate purposeful inclusion in mainstream lessons as directed by the ERP Lead Teacher and SENDCo.

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

Why work for us?

A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development.

As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:

•       A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team

•       Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors

•       A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment

•       Opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team of staff

•       Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts

          How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://www.ietrust.org/vacancies/

If you have any queries about the post, please email Aggi Jozwiak – Administration Assistant on a.jozwiak@bluecoatschool.com

Closing date:  9am Wednesday 13^th May 2026

Interview date:  W/C 18^th May 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of ERP Learning Support Assistant will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check, with the effect of 1^st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.