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Learning Support Assistant

Employer
Orchard School Bristol
Location
Bristol, Bristol
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time, Term Time
Salary
BG7, N8-11 £26,824 - £28,142 FTE (£23,457.59 - £24
Start Date
1st September 2026
Expires
19th June 2026 09:00 AM
Contract Type
Permanent
Job ID
1557901
Start Date
1st September 2026
  • Contract Type :Permanent
  • Job ID: 1557901

Grade: BG7, N8-11 £26,824 - £28,142 FTE (£23,457.59 - £24,610.18 Actual Salary)

Contract: Term time only, plus inset days/37 hours per week

Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am-4:00pm, Friday 8:00am-3:30pm

Closing date: Friday 19 June at 9am

Interview date: TBC

PURPOSE OF THE POST:

To provide guidance, academic and personal support for students in their learning environment, enabling students to access the curriculum fully, engage completely with their learning and achieve their full potential.

Responsible to: SENDCo

DUTIES (further details in the attached application pack):

  • Supervise and provide support for individual/small groups of students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to safely access and fully participate in activities
  • Work collaboratively with teachers and the SENDCo to ensure effective identification, support and progress for all student
  • Set challenging and demanding expectations of all learners which promote self-esteem and independence
  • Create personalised learning plans, and assist with the development of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and other SEND/whole school student documentation, as requested
  • Plan and prepare resources and study interventions for students
  • Create stimulating learning resources which meet the additional needs of learners and support them to engage fully in activities
  • Effectively implement high-quality study interventions and initiatives with individuals/groups, such as Literacy, Numeracy, Emotional Literacy, EAL, social skills, mentoring and other interventions as required
  • Undertake structured assessment of students’ work, recording and evaluating achievement and progress in the interventions, providing feedback to students, and identifying next steps
  • Report on the development, progress and attainment of students to stakeholders (teachers, SENDCo, senior staff , parents, carers and SEND professionals)

We offer:

  • enthusiastic students, willing to learn and achieve, who need staff who believe in them
  • a bright, happy place in which to learn and work
  • a professionally stimulating environment which values the contributions of all staff
  • a strong commitment to your professional development
  • award-winning staff wellbeing

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Attachments

Safeguarding Statement:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. 

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants, and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. 

Orchard School Bristol

Orchard School Bristol

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