Learning Support Assistant

About Us

Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at St Werburgh’s Primary School. Applications are invited from enthusiastic and committed individuals looking for an exciting, and rewarding role.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a creative, dedicated, and flexible Teaching Assistant to join our supportive team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people and those with additional needs.

This is a fixed term job role until 31.08.2026. The role is 32.5hrs -8.30-3.30pm Mon to Fri. Term time only including INSET days.

About You

We seek someone who is creative, resilient, flexible and positive, with a good understanding of how children with SEND learn. You must be able to form strong relationships, support inclusion and safeguarding, and lead small group activities. Experience working with children in an educational setting is preferred but not essential.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and St Werburgh’s Primary School visit our website. 

Informal enquiries can be made via email to Ginny Crellin, School Business Manager. 

We can offer you

Continuing Professional and Leadership development

Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas

Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers

For staff members who drive we offer free onsite or nearby street parking.

Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies

All new staff are automatically enrolled in the LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How to apply …

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

Please complete our application form by Midnight on Monday 1st September 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 10th September 2025.

All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date.

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 Cathedral Schools Trust 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.