Learning Support Assistant Level 3 NEW Great Academy Ashton Posted today Tameside £19,053.35 - [...]

Tameside Integrated Care Partnership; Higher Ashton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Academy Ashton is seeking a passionate Level 3 Learning Support Assistant to enhance the educational outcomes of students aged 11-16. The role involves providing support, fostering inclusivity, and ensuring the best possible life chances for all students while adhering to the school's values. The position offers extensive professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Extensive CPD opportunities

Free health protection

Cycle to work scheme

Wider personal benefits

Paid bonuses for exam markers

Qualifications

• Must have a passion for ensuring positive outcomes for students.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Experience with the school's GREAT values.

Responsibilities

• Support students aged 11-16 to achieve their best outcomes.
• Foster a positive learning environment.
• Engage with students to inspire motivation.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Inclusivity

Education

Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning Qualification

Job description

Great Academy Ashton

Great Academy Ashton is part of Great Academies Education Trust

To Teach Age Range: 11-16

Level 3 Learning Support Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Band 4 (FTE £24,790 - £25,584)

Actual Salary (£19,053.35 - £19,663.62)

32.5 Hrs/week

Term Time Only plus 3 days

Do you have a passion for ensuring young people have the best possible outcomes for life? Do you have the ability to inspire and motivate both students and staff, have strong communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to our school's GREAT values and to the school's mission? Are you looking for a school where you can develop your career, receive excellent work and career support and make a difference in the lives of young people? Look no further than Great Academy Ashton!

Great Academy Ashton, part of Great Academies Education Trust, is seeking an experienced and passionate Learning Support Assistant to join our team. At GAA, our mission is to metamorphosise the life chances of the young people from the community we serve and the role of Level 3 Learning Support Assistant is pivotal in this aim. We do this by giving our students the best outcomes, the best experiences and the greatest of participation and celebration so that they will achieve in line with the best students in our country.

We are looking for a committed individual who shares our values of Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Achievement, and Togetherness (GREAT) and who can help us deliver on our mission. At GAA, we value our staff and are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment. Here are just some of the benefits you can expect when you join our team:

• Extensive leadership and subject based CPD, including paid memberships of such professional bodies as The Chartered College of Teaching, The Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors membership and Subject Association memberships.
• Free health protection: we understand the importance of health and wellbeing, which is why we offer free health protection to all staff, including free NHS health checks and yearly flu vaccinations.
• Cycle to work scheme: We encourage sustainable transportation options by offering a cycle to work scheme.
• Wider personal benefits such as discounted eye tests, well-being clinics, dentistry, financial and legal advice.
• Paid bonuses for those staff who are markers for examination bodies.
• Committed to supporting the well-being of our workforce, we are part of the DfE Workforce Wellbeing Charter, GAET have expanded this creating our own Wellbeing Charter. We have an Assistant Principal with a strategic lead for staff well-being. We have implemented several initiatives to reduce workload, including assessing the workload of new initiatives, reduced unnecessary communication through email protocols, have a staff well-being working group and we conduct regular well-being questionnaires to guide further improvements.

At GAA, we believe that happy and supported staff leads to better outcomes for our students. If you are passionate about inclusive education and transforming the lives of young people, then join our team and experience the benefits of working in a school and trust that values its staff and its community. This post provides an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career or an experienced teacher looking to develop their career and to be fully supported on their journey.

Great Academy Ashton would consider flexible working arrangements for the fulfilment of this post. Great Academies Education Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To make an application please visit: https://gaa.greatacademies.co.uk/academy-information/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Start Date: 01 September 2025 Closing date for applications: 11am, Monday 7^th July 2025.

Interviews Thursday 10^th July 2025

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