Role: Learning Support Assistant – Behaviour & Attendance
Salary: £18,992 to £20,243
Grade: Grade 5 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: 32.5 hours per week, Term time: 38.2 weeks per year
Closing Date: Monday 15th September 2025 – 12 noon
Interview Date: TBC – working towards Friday 19th September 2025
Or W/C Monday 22nd September 2025
TO APPLY :-
Wilmslow High School
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)
We are looking for an inspirational and energetic individual who believes that all benefit from the pursuit of excellence for those students who face the greatest challenges with learning. The desire to make a difference for our students will be seen in your passion, drive and enthusiasm for inclusion.
We are proud to be Wilmslow's community secondary school and this means we are privileged to serve a very diverse and comprehensive range of students.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Progress House Team. For information about this vacancy and others please see Learning Support Opportunities at Wilmslow High School below.
Salary at appointment will depend upon experience. If appointed at the entry-level salary, appropriate training will be offered to support pay progression.
In this job, you will work specifically in our Progress House Provision, supporting students with complex behavioural special Educational Needs.
The team is a significant part of the school. The team helps a large number of students with behavioural needs and Education, Health and Care Plans to be educated in a mainstream setting, with an emphasis on inclusion and growing independence. The work of the team encompasses the whole school and includes students in every year group and subject.
Some of the students in Progress house may require an alternative curriculum, alongside the mainstream curriculum. The Progress house team deliver bespoke interventions and support students to access all mainstream lessons. However, at times students may remain in small groups within progress house, supported by specialist Learning Support Assistants.
You will take into account students' special needs and ensure access to lessons and lesson content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials.
You will bring experience of working with young people with complex Special Educational Needs; and an understanding of effective approaches to supporting them.
Young people only get one chance at education so at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We offer a happy and caring environment rooted in our core values, in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person's suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process.
About this roleIf invited for interview, you will be:
* asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
* subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview.
If successful, you will be subject to:
* an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
* pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.
Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include:
* disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is 'time expired'.
* whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.
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Job Description
Learning Support Assistant – Behaviour & Attendance
To whom responsible: Progress Bases Lead
Purpose of Post
To work:
* as part of the Progress Bases Team, undertaking a specialist role using relevant specialist expertise supporting students with an additional need who require specialised support with behaviour or attendance.
* with individuals and small groups under the supervision of a teacher or student/ bases manager
* collaboratively with teaching staff and other support staff in ensuring inclusive and effective Quality of Education for students with an additional need or who require specialised support with behaviour or attendance.
* across educational provision for additional needs in the school, including classroom and Bases provision
* in support of the principle that: all students deserve to experience meaningful learning success in the classroom including those with an additional need
Principal Duties
In relation to students
* To develop an understanding of the special educational needs of the students.
* To take into account the student/s' special needs and ensure their access to the lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials.
* To build and maintain successful relationships with students, treat them consistently, with respect and consideration.
* To help promote independent learning.
* To help reinforce learning.
* To assist students with physical needs.
* To help students record work in an appropriate way.
* To develop study and organisational skills.
* To help keep the students on task and to build motivation.
* To model good practice.
* To help build the student/s' confidence and enhance self-esteem.
In relation to the Teacher/ Bases-Student Manager
* To prepare students beforehand for a task.
* To deliver differentiated activities with identified students or groups, providing specialized input within and withdrawn from mainstream as appropriate.
* To support the teacher in implementing specific teaching programmes.
* To supervise practical tasks both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits)
* To access and update the full range of student records to facilitate assessment of students' progress
In relation to the School
* To work as part of the team in relation to individual students, liaising, advising and consulting where appropriate.
* To support implementation of school policies and procedures, including those relating to confidentiality and behaviour.
* To identify personal training needs and to attend appropriate internal and external in-service training staff reviews and meetings.
Supervision arrangements
* Termly formal review of performance with line manager.
* Regular team meetings
* Observation of classroom support work by Line manager or other named person.
Notes
Health and Safety
To take all reasonable steps to ensure the Health and Safety of students and staff within the teaching base environment.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of students in accordance with the school's child protection policy.
Local Authority Flexibility Policy
Notwithstanding the detail in this job description to undertake, in accordance with the Policy, such work as may be determined by the Head teacher from time to time, up to or on a level consistent with the Principal Duties of the job.
'No Smoking' Policy
The school is an entirely 'no smoking' and 'no vaping' environment.
Review
This job description will be subject to review annually at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary. In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £19,600.00-£20,891.00 per day
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free flu jabs
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person