Contract Type – Fixed Term to 31 August 2026

Hours – 32.5 per week / 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset)

Salary - £25,583 - £25,989 pa FTE (NJC SCP 5 – 6)

Actual Salary - £19,327.96 - £19,634.69 pa

Closing Date – Sunday 04 January 2026 - midnight

Start Date – ASAP

Interview Date – Friday 16 January

About this Role

We are seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) in a varied role that may include providing individual support for a pupil with additional learning needs as well as working with whole class, small groups of children or individuals, under the direction of teaching staff, to ensure all pupils make excellent progress and reach their full potential.  

The successful candidate will need to have: 

• high expectations of what children can achieve 
• experience of working with children in the primary range 
• flexibility and creativity 
• resilience, and can pick themselves up when things don’t go to plan 
• a passion for and experience of working with children with emotional difficulties 
• a positive approach and passion for engaging children in learning 
• an ability to develop good relationships with children, colleagues and parents 
• be qualified to GCSE level (Grade C or above), or equivalent, in Maths and English. 
• experience of supporting children with SEND needs would be advantageous. 
• Is punctual, reliable and committed
• Can work in a calm manner at all times

Our community is diverse and vibrant and we actively seek to provide opportunities to celebrate diversity and challenge stereotypes. 

Please contact the school if you would like to come and visit, or for any further information. 

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.