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Location: Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, Gedling Road, Arnold, Nottingham, UK
Salary: NJC 10-14 £23,779 - £25,364 (actual salary)
Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Friday, 4th July 2025
Interview Date: W/C 7 July 2025
About Us
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our experienced and supportive Learning Support team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a vital role within our Inclusion Team, offering the chance to make a real difference in the lives of our students. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about supporting young people with a variety of special educational needs and disabilities, including autism, social, emotional and mental health challenges, and difficulties with literacy or numeracy.
We particularly welcome applicants with experience in areas such as exam access arrangements, mentoring or coaching, a background in sports, or strong subject knowledge in Maths, Science, or English. Flexibility, resilience, and a proactive attitude are essential, as the role involves adapting to the changing needs of our students. In return, you will be part of a forward-thinking, dynamic, and welcoming team that values collaboration, sets high expectations, and is committed to making a positive impact.
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to “Be inspired and achieve together” and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe
* All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
* Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
* We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Ashley Brown on abrown@arnoldhillspencer.org.uk
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications 11.59pm Friday 4th July 2025
Interviews will take place on W/C 7 July 2025
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
How To Apply
Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’. Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.
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We have added a video to help guide you through our portal, please visit https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Job Description
Please see the attached document
Benefits
Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits
Desired Criteria
Evidence of further professional development within last two years related to SEND
Relevant behaviour management training
Child protection training
An understanding of the resources and materials necessary to support identified student learning needs
Experience of completing assessments (e.g. for exam access arrangements)
Experience of delivering evidence-based interventions that accelerate learning
Experience of working in a secondary education setting
Mentoring experience
Essential Criteria
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
GCSE Maths and English (A – C) or equivalent
Experience of working with in an education setting
Experience in working with students with special educational needs
Experience of working with students with varying emotional needs and supporting students in small groups/on a one-to-one basis
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