Learning Support Assistant (Part Time, Reduced Year)
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,308 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 February 2026 |
| Location: | Harrogate, North Yorkshire, LS3 1AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1530261 |
Summary
About the Role
Harrogate College are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join their SEND department.
Harrogate College SEND Department is a small, friendly team of professionals working to support students with needs across our variety of learning programmes. We provide help in class to scaffold learning, mentoring for those struggling with the social and emotional demands of college life, referrals to external and internal professionals for assessment (including for exams access arrangements) and work hard to ensure the inclusion of all our learners, particularly those with an Educational, Health and Care Plan.
We enjoy close, positive relationships with our curriculum colleagues and external partners. This enables us to maximise the learning outcomes of all our young people with Special Educational Needs with a view to their gaining employment in their chosen vocation and prepare them for their onward journey into adulthood.
Luminate Education Group has been appointed as a Centre for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF).
This role is a part-time, reduced year role. You will be working 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, from 8:30am - 4:30pm. It is term time only with an additional week for CPD. The pro rata'd salary is £13,488What You Will Do
Provide curriculum teachers/assessors and SEND team members with verbal and written reports on students who have high needs or SEND and feedback against strategies used and progress towards outcomes on the EHCP.
Attend annual reviews as requested and attend student meetings as required to update on progress and behaviours.
Assist with personal care and medical requirements as necessary. Support students whom are less mobile and may use wheelchairs.
About You
Educated to Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or a commitment to achieving this within one year of appointment
Qualification relevant to the post (Desirable)
Minimum L2 Award for Learning Support Practitioners Qualification or appropriate level 2 qualification or willingness to enrol to this within one year of appointment (Desirable)
Experience of working within a team who support students who have high needs or SEND to support their learning through identifying strategies and preparing young people for adulthood.
Knowledge of preparation for adulthood and what it means for students with SEND.
Harrogate College are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join their SEND department.
Harrogate College SEND Department is a small, friendly team of professionals working to support students with needs across our variety of learning programmes. We provide help in class to scaffold learning, mentoring for those struggling with the social and emotional demands of college life, referrals to external and internal professionals for assessment (including for exams access arrangements) and work hard to ensure the inclusion of all our learners, particularly those with an Educational, Health and Care Plan.
We enjoy close, positive relationships with our curriculum colleagues and external partners. This enables us to maximise the learning outcomes of all our young people with Special Educational Needs with a view to their gaining employment in their chosen vocation and prepare them for their onward journey into adulthood.
Luminate Education Group has been appointed as a Centre for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF).
This role is a part-time, reduced year role. You will be working 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, from 8:30am - 4:30pm. It is term time only with an additional week for CPD. The pro rata'd salary is £13,488What You Will Do
Provide curriculum teachers/assessors and SEND team members with verbal and written reports on students who have high needs or SEND and feedback against strategies used and progress towards outcomes on the EHCP.
Attend annual reviews as requested and attend student meetings as required to update on progress and behaviours.
Assist with personal care and medical requirements as necessary. Support students whom are less mobile and may use wheelchairs.
About You
Educated to Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or a commitment to achieving this within one year of appointment
Qualification relevant to the post (Desirable)
Minimum L2 Award for Learning Support Practitioners Qualification or appropriate level 2 qualification or willingness to enrol to this within one year of appointment (Desirable)
Experience of working within a team who support students who have high needs or SEND to support their learning through identifying strategies and preparing young people for adulthood.
Knowledge of preparation for adulthood and what it means for students with SEND.