Job Role: Learning Support Assistant (Secondary Phase)
Location: Manchester
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £21,504–£24,921 per annum (PAYE), depending on experience and qualifications. The salary is pro-rata’d for Term Time Only and paid evenly over 12 calendar months, irrespective of when school holidays fall.
This school is part of a large and growing national group of schools dedicated to providing a life-changing education for children and young people across England. The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and shortlisted candidates will also undergo an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job description
Full time, permanent position, term time only.
This school is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1600 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.
Thank you very much for your interest in applying to be a Learning Support Assistant in the Secondary Phase.
The LSA role is vital in supporting teaching staff in the delivery of lessons by supporting students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in mainstream classes. We are looking for an individual with experience of working with SEND children. The successful candidate must be patient, caring, supportive and willing to work with a committed staff team. The ability to work and communicate well with parents and with natural authority is essential for this post. The ideal candidate will have a relevant Level 3 Qualification or be willing to enrol on the United Learning Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship programme. Good numeracy and literacy are required as well as sound ICT skills.
Application
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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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