Learning Support Assistant – Pupil Specific

Part of the St John the Baptist MAT

Website: https://www.ndhs.org.uk/vacancies

• Salary: Scale D points 5 & 6 (£25,583 - £25,989 Annual FTE)
• Fixed Term until 31st August 2027
• Part time
• 27.5 hours per week (M-F)
• Term time plus 1 week
• Start Date: 1st September 2026

Notre Dame High School is an 11-18 highly successful and oversubscribed Roman Catholic school with Academy status. We are part of the St John the Baptist Catholic MAT. We are a 2024 Ofsted rated ‘Good with Outstanding features’ school, one of only 37 EEF Research Schools nationally, and a designated Teaching School Hub.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Learning Support Assistant with the energy and empathy to work with and support students with Special Educational Needs. We would be looking for the candidate to have previous experience in the role but in the right circumstances we would be willing to consider a candidate who had alternative but appropriate experience.

Join us at Notre Dame and benefit from:

• a culture which values respect, honesty and kindness;
• great training, leading to great professional development and career progression;
• an outstanding quality of relationship between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves;
• staff charter including a number of wellbeing initiatives.

It is part of our Vision that “Our values and the distinctive ethos of our Trust of Catholic schools will enable every child and young person to receive the very best education, so that they are empowered to grow, learn and achieve”.

For further details, please email Faye Bunn, Sendco Fbunn@ndhs.org.uk

Notre Dame High School welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

How to apply

For an application form and further details including a job description and person specification, please click the orange 'apply for job' button to be redirected to our school website.

Closing date: 11 May 2026 at 9 a.m.

Interview date: To be confirmed

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The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Successful applicants will be required to provide references and undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protections practices of the Trust.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.