L2 Learning Support Assistant

Salary

Salary: Band D+, Actual Salary £18,969 to 19,888 per annum (FTE Salary £26,429 to £27,710 per annum)

Contractual hours

30.5

Basis

Part time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Education - Non-Teaching

Date posted

08/10/2026

Job reference

REQ24156

Location: Oakwood High school, Inspire Learning Trust

Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher/SENCO

Working under the direct instruction of Teaching Staff and Assistant SENCO

Responsible for: Support students as directed

Working hours: 30.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 4 days at 8.30am – 3.20pm and 1 day at 8.30am – 4.00pm, term time only at 192 days.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 21st October 2026 at 12.00pm

Interview Date: Wednesday, 4th November 2026

Start Date: Negotiable - As soon as Possible

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.

Oakwood High School is an over-subscribed 11-16 High School noted by OFSTED in our January ‘26 inspection as ‘a harmonious and happy community where staff and pupils feel a keen sense of belonging’ and where ‘Leaders have created a calm, welcoming school where children from many different backgrounds get along’.

We are looking for a well-qualified candidate who will join an enthusiastic, supportive and successful school as a L2 Learning Support Assistant.

We seek

• Committed and enthusiastic staff who bring genuine empathy, good understanding and sensitivity to the challenges and difficulties faced by students.
• Staff who values the importance of their contribution and engages with students in a proactive, positive, and purposeful way to help them make real progress in their learning.
• Successful candidates will be truly committed to supporting students to progress and achieve their learning goals and will hold high aspirations for every learner’s success.
• We will welcome applications from proactive and motivated A-level student leavers who can act as positive role models.
• We also will welcome applications from high-quality candidates who may wish to discuss reduced hours or flexible working arrangements.

Candidates will be truly committed to supporting students to progress and achieve, have high aspirations for the students’ success and will contribute to ongoing planning with imaginative and dynamic ideas. To enhance students’ learning and create independence, all students and staff are provided with an electronic device.

We Offer:

• A supportive and successful school where staff work in a way that encourages a positive work environment that is solution focused and proactive for all.
• A school with a way of working that encourages a positive work environment that is solution focused and proactive for all.

We offer a positive working environment, we care about our learners, and we care about our staff, all of whom know and appreciate that. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this, contributing to this culture and developing it further.

How to apply: Applications must be submitted through MyNewTerm. Please follow the application link provided within the vacancy listing and complete the online application in full.

PLEASE NOTE we operate Safer Recruitment and we do
not accept CVs or CV attachments. Applications must be completed in full via an online application form on MyNewTerm.

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.

Our safer recruitment processes include online media searches which will form our due diligence checks pre interview. Employees will be subject to a comprehensive vetting process including references from current and previous employers, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory-documents/