Learning Support Assistant – Skills Development
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Salary: £18,991.45 to £19,292.84 pro rata
Grade: Grade 4; Point 5 - 6 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full Time - 32.5 hours per week, 38.2 weeks per year (term time only)
(applications from colleagues who wish to be considered for a part time role will also be considered)
Closing Date: 08:00am Tuesday 7th July 2026
Interview Date: TBC – Monday 13th or Tuesday 14th July 2026
Wilmslow High School
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)
This is a position is 32.5 hours per week Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm, 38.2 weeks per year (term time only) on appointment.
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.
In this job, you will work specifically in our Skills Development Provision, supporting students with complex Special Educational Needs.
Wilmslow High School has two small SEND classes in KS3 and KS4 for students whose complex learning difficulties mean that they require an alternative curriculum for English, Maths, Science and Life Skills, alongside the mainstream curriculum for practical subjects. The groups are taught by specialist SEN teachers and subject specialists and are supported by specialist Learning Support Assistants.
You will consider students’ special needs and ensure their 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.
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.
If 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 and Right to Work in UK
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 Skills Development
To whom responsible: Skills Development Lead
Purpose of Post:
To work collaboratively with teaching staff and other support staff in the development, education and inclusion of students with learning difficulties or disabilities in mainstream classes.
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 specialised 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 meetings for team of LSAs (once a week)
- 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 Headteacher 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.
Pay: £18,991.45-£19,292.84 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
