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Learning Support Assistant / Midday Meals Supervisor
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Salary: Grade 4, £24,790 pro rata per annum
Start Date: December 2025
Contract: 20hrs per week 39 weeks per year (Term Time plus 1 week) - Permanent
We are looking to recruit a Learning Support Assistant with some responsibility for EHCP pupils, some responsibility for pupils with medical needs and some whole class responsibility. The EHCP pupils may need support with communication to access learning within the classroom and to interact with their peers. This role also includes playground supervision at break and lunchtimes.
We are committed to an inclusive approach to the education of all our pupils and the successful candidate will support this approach through their role.
We are looking for an applicant who:
1. has experience of working with children
2. is passionate about enabling all children to achieve as well as they possibly can whatever their starting point
3. has a clear idea of strategies to encourage appropriate behaviour choices and is able to apply these in a classroom situation and outside of the classroom
4. will support children of all abilities
5. is flexible, well-motivated and is able to work on their own initiative,
6. is a good team player
7. will make a positive contribution to our school community
8. is willing to, or has specific experience of, working with SEND pupils
9. is willing to run interventions
10. is willing to attend to pupils personal needs including social, welfare and health matters
11. is willing to implement actions and strategies suggested by outside agencies
Closing date for applications: 21st November 2025, 9am
Interview date: TBC
Safeguarding Statement
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding children. The post will be subject to satisfactory references, health checks and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. This will be done by means of applying for a DBS certificate through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Disclosures include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions, spent or unspent. Proof of the right to work in the UK will also be required