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 Outstanding (Ofsted 2024) team at Ashton Gate Primary School. We are a friendly, forward-thinking school with a successful, hardworking, collaborative team. Our children are well-behaved, eager to learn, and open to new ideas. Our parents are highly engaged and value creativity in the curriculum.
Our school is spread across two nearby sites - EYFS & KS1 on our Ashton Gate Road location, and KS2 just a two-minute walk away on Upton Road. If you’re looking for a welcoming school where you can grow your career, we’d love to hear from you!
The Opportunity
We are looking for an excellent and committed Learning Support Assistant to join our outstanding team working 8.30am to 11.30am Monday to Friday on a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026. If you join us, a typical week in this role may include the following:
* working with individual or small groups of children, under the direction of the class teachers and SLT.
* supporting class teachers to deliver high quality learning and interventions
* working with children with additional needs.
About You
Applicants must be self-motivated, professional, positive and supportive, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have a passion for seeing all pupils make the best possible progress. You will have an appropriate Level 2 qualification or above, or be willing to undertake study.
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 Ashton Gate Primary, please read the attached Recruitment pack or visit our website. Informal enquiries can be made via email to ldowlman or cwootten.
We can offer you
* Continuing Professional 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
* Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
* All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or 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 Sunday 5th October. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview. 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 including, 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.
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