Job title: Learning Support Assistant
Salary: PATH 4. £26,429 FTE, £19,092 prorated
Hours: 31.25 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Working weeks: Term time only + 5 INSET days
Contract type: Fixed term until 31/08/2027
About the role
We are looking to recruit three Learning Support Assistants to work at our Worle Community School site in Weston-super-Mare, a five minute drive from the M5 junction, 2.9 miles from the beach, and with strong public transport links. This is an exciting opportunity within our SEND team, with the aim of supporting our students by enabling them to engage confidently and independently in their learning.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Deliver classroom support for pupils, planned and supervised by teachers.
- Support colleagues by assisting with resource preparation, display and care and support of pupils including health care.
- Keep records of work in order to provide feedback and general support.
- Accurately record student records and liaise with colleagues, parents, carers and third parties when necessary.
About you
You’re someone who brings warmth, initiative and a deep commitment to inclusive education. You understand that every student is unique and you’re ready to support them in reaching their full potential—academically, socially and emotionally.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience supporting pupils with individual needs, particularly those with SEN needs
- Can work independently, take initiative, and adapt to changing needs
- Is confident delivering pre-planned lessons to small groups
- Builds strong, positive relationships with students, staff, and families
- Is a role model for professionalism, positivity, and care
- Communicates clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Has a good general education (GCSE grade 4 or above in Maths and English or Level 2 equivalent)
About us
At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD to be a part of Worle. We aim to be:
- Prepared
- Respectful
- Optimistic
- Understanding
- Determined
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves. At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
We can offer you:
- Happy, engaging students
- A supportive trust and school community
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
- Access to a fully funded Healthcare Scheme for all employees and their dependants
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 30th September. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange that.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
Pathway Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not "protected" (i.e., filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.