Learning Support Assistant (Main School)

Job Title: Learning Support Assistant Level 2 3 Positions Available
Location: St Marys Catholic College
Responsible To: SENDCO
Salary Grade: Band D scale pointFTE (actual)
Contract: This is a fulltime fixed term contract initially for 1 year from start date. This post is 32.5 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: Friday 23rd May 2025 at 12.00pm

About the role:

Our mission is simple we develop individual excellence embrace opportunities and build communities with the Gospel values at the heart. St Marys Catholic College is looking for enthusiastic hardworking individuals who will promote students development in a safe and secure environment. Your role will be to support students across the school by developing an understanding of the students specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible whilst ensuring their safety and wellbeing.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

To promote students development in a safe secure challenging environment.
To meet the physical/medical needs of the student according to a students individual care plan whilst encouraging independence wherever possible. Medical needs include the administration of medicines by mouth or other medical procedures provided appropriate training has been given by an appropriate person.
To develop an understanding of the students specific needs in order to help them learn as effectively as possible.
To encourage inclusion within the classroom.
To display students work to reflect their achievement.
To encourage good personal hygiene and assist with necessary selfhelp skills (feeding toileting dressing etc.)
To facilitate small group interventions as directed by the SENDCO (homework club social skills etc.)

We offer:

A unique opportunity to work for a MAT which is one of 87 national teaching school hubs and includes the lead school for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub.
Mentoring and high level training a stable and well established SEND team with opportunities to work in both mainstream and specialist settings.
Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities and opportunities.
A caring environment with wellbeing and work/life balance at its core.
Inclusion in whole school and MAT teams working together to achieve ambitious outcomes whilst valuing every individuals contribution.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok and YouTube.

Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age disability
marital status race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief
sex sexual orientation gender reassignment or pregnancy/maternity. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.

To apply for this position please send a covering letter a completed application form and the completed recruitment documents attached to the vacancy listing to Applications should be marked for the attention of Mr K Maddocks Headteacher. For further information please visit the Vacancies section on our website

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date so please apply as soon as you can.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.