Learning Support Assistant - Casual

Astrea Academy Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing professional development

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Eye sight test vouchers

Onsite parking

Job summary

Amplify Education in Bristol is seeking an experienced Learning Support Assistant to join the SEN Team at Henleaze Infant and Junior Schools on a casual supply basis from 12 October 2026. You will support pupils with SEND across Key Stage 2, both in class and in targeted interventions, helping them access learning and participate fully in activities.

Requirements include a Level 2 qualification or above and a proven ability to work collaboratively with staff, families and external agencies to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with a range of SEND.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and parents.
• Proven ability to engage and support learners in Key Stage 2.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with SEND in KS2 in-class and small-group settings.
• Contribute to individual or group interventions to aid learning progress.

Skills

Teaching experience

KS2 experience

SEND experience

Education

Level 2 qualification or above

Job description

Job profile for Learning Support Assistant - Casual

Learning Support Assistant - Casual

2800 - Henleaze Junior School 30/09/2026

The job requirements are detailed below.

Job details

Salary NJC 6 - 12£26,847 - £29, 071 pro-rated Contractual hours 0 Basis Part Time Location Bristol Job category Teaching Assistant Date posted 16/09/2026 Job reference 2800-R0657 Attachments BG6-LSAJob-Description-and-Person-Specification.pdf

Job overview

About Us

Amplify Education is a dynamic new multi-academy trust of 21 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, formed through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. United by a shared vision, we are a bold voice for Bristol - committed to building belief in every young person, expanding opportunities, nurturing potential, and strengthening citizenship.

We are ambitious, reflective, and collaborative - driven to improve outcomes for young people while working together, learning from one another and continually strengthening our practice. If you are looking to make a real difference within a forward-thinking and supportive Trust, Amplify Education could be the place for you.

We invite you to join our team SEN Team at Henleaze Infant and Junior Schools. We are exciting schools with children who are motivated and eager to learn. We are committed to making a positive difference to children’s lives and have a strong ethos of care and respect.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Learning Support Assistant to join our dedicated SEN Support team on a casual supply basis from 12 October 2026. If you join us, a typical day will see you working with children with a range of SEND, including communication and interaction needs, learning difficulties, social and emotional needs or physical disabilities at Key Stage 2, both within the classroom and on individual or group interventions.

About You

You are likely to have gained excellent teaching skills and experience in engaging pupils and working collaboratively with colleagues through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us professionalism and enthusiasm. You will have an appropriate Level 2 qualification or above.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
• To find out more about Amplify Education, please visit our website: amplifyeducation.co.uk
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to Rebecca Golder, Business Manager on [e-mail]
• School visits can be arranged via email to Rebecca Golder, Business Manager on [e-mail]

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Our schools are easily accessible using public transport. For staff members who drive, our schools offer free onsite or nearby street parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.