SEND Learning Support Assistant
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 6SX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 5ac724f3-3dca-4877-9bd1-f485fd168e3a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Immaculate Heart Catholic Primary School a Voluntary Academy of St Gregory the Great Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated SEND Learning Support Assistant to support pupils within our setting who require SEND support. Your role will be to support pupils to ensure that they access the curriculum and reach their full potential. This is a varied role that will require flexibility and a positive attitude. This is a full-time, term time only role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed Learning Support Assistant to make a difference to a pupil’s experience of education. The successful Learning Support Assistant will be required to work with pupils in our setting with SEND needs on a one to one level.
To be considered for the SEND Learning Support Assistant position, you will have:
• An understanding or sympathetic view towards the Catholic ethos of the school
• A passion for teaching and learning and enabling all children to achieve success
• The ability to foster excellent professional relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Experience within a mainstream primary school or specialist provision unit
• Experience of working with SEND pupils on a one to one basis.
• A desire to become part of a committed and supportive school team
• The ability to set high expectations to support the pupil to reach their full potential
The ability to use your own initiative and act accordingly
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer the successful candidate the opportunity:
• To work alongside a dedicated and friendly team of staff in a Good school as rated by OFSTED in 2024
• To become part of a strong, collaborative team who are incredibly supportive.
• To become part of our Catholic School Community
• To access the exclusive benefits and discounts platform through our St Gregory the Great Academy Trust
Further details about the role
Visits to school are warmly encouraged and can be pre-arranged with Mrs Cole Office Manager – please phone 0113 2660728.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School promotes diversity and we want a workforce that represents the population of Leeds. Applications are welcome from all irrespective of sex, sexuality, race, religion, marital status, gender identity, age or disability
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service and satisfactory references.
Application packs are available from the school office or can be downloaded from the school website https://www.immaculate-heart-of-mary.leeds.sch.uk/job-vacancies vacancies page.
Completed applications should be sent to the school by email to school.office@ihomcps.co.uk or by post for the attention of Mrs B Coles, Office Manager, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Leeds LS17 6SX
The successful candidate will be expected to sign a temporary CES contract.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Immaculate Heart Catholic Primary School a Voluntary Academy of St Gregory the Great Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated SEND Learning Support Assistant to support pupils within our setting who require SEND support. Your role will be to support pupils to ensure that they access the curriculum and reach their full potential. This is a varied role that will require flexibility and a positive attitude. This is a full-time, term time only role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed Learning Support Assistant to make a difference to a pupil’s experience of education. The successful Learning Support Assistant will be required to work with pupils in our setting with SEND needs on a one to one level.
To be considered for the SEND Learning Support Assistant position, you will have:
• An understanding or sympathetic view towards the Catholic ethos of the school
• A passion for teaching and learning and enabling all children to achieve success
• The ability to foster excellent professional relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Experience within a mainstream primary school or specialist provision unit
• Experience of working with SEND pupils on a one to one basis.
• A desire to become part of a committed and supportive school team
• The ability to set high expectations to support the pupil to reach their full potential
The ability to use your own initiative and act accordingly
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer the successful candidate the opportunity:
• To work alongside a dedicated and friendly team of staff in a Good school as rated by OFSTED in 2024
• To become part of a strong, collaborative team who are incredibly supportive.
• To become part of our Catholic School Community
• To access the exclusive benefits and discounts platform through our St Gregory the Great Academy Trust
Further details about the role
Visits to school are warmly encouraged and can be pre-arranged with Mrs Cole Office Manager – please phone 0113 2660728.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School promotes diversity and we want a workforce that represents the population of Leeds. Applications are welcome from all irrespective of sex, sexuality, race, religion, marital status, gender identity, age or disability
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service and satisfactory references.
Application packs are available from the school office or can be downloaded from the school website https://www.immaculate-heart-of-mary.leeds.sch.uk/job-vacancies vacancies page.
Completed applications should be sent to the school by email to school.office@ihomcps.co.uk or by post for the attention of Mrs B Coles, Office Manager, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Leeds LS17 6SX
The successful candidate will be expected to sign a temporary CES contract.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.