Learning Support Assistant
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield
- £25,583 - £25,989 pro rata
- New
- Salary:
- Scale G4 - Term time only -Actual £17,117
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 30 May 2026
Job overview
All staff working in the Pastoral Support Team are required to work flexibly to provide cover for the priority work of absent colleagues or vacancies. Training for such cover shall be arranged via performance management in advance wherever possible. All such cover work shall be commensurate with the grade of the postholder providing the cover.
Main Duties:
Support for the teacher
• Liaise with teachers to support students in the classroom.
Support for the curriculum
• Keep abreast of developments in special educational needs.
Support for students
• Act as a key worker for one or more students, which includes: Attending form; check student is set up for the day, eg planner, equipment, books, breakfast, uniform; check home comment book (if have one) tutor, class prayer, notices, form stickers, etc, Attend year group assemblies.
• Liaise with school staff and external agencies to support students.
• Liaise with parents/carers communicating to them about student progress and well-being, including translating letters and reports, taking notice of absence and translation in meetings.
• Assist students in the classroom to achieve their highest possible academic standard
• Record information related to working with students in school.
• Work with individual or small groups of students carrying out assessment and recording as necessary.
• Prepare work, including schemes of work, for individuals or small groups in study support sessions.
• Support with preparing work and differentiation, for individuals or small groups in lessons.
• Supervising, monitoring students during non-contact time, providing them with suitable activities and ensuring that they have the correct equipment, books and planners for work in lessons.
• Reformat work for visual impaired students, liaise with teachers / colleagues and outside agencies regarding schemes of work and appropriate resources.
• Assist and support students on external school trips, including visits to college.
• Attend after school meetings/ training / school functions as previously agreed with SENCo.
• Invigilate and provide exam access arrangements for internal and external examinations.
• Supervise and monitor students outside normal school hours including breakfast clubs / homework clubs and bus duties with suitable notice.
• Plan, deliver and monitor academic and pastoral interventions for individuals and small groups.
• Act as a mentor for assigned students, including the following areas: Complete student profiles, setting targets with SENCo, meeting student/s frequently to check achieving targets.
• Translate lesson resources and internal examinations for students with EAL needs.
• Plan, prepare and deliver learning activities to individuals or small groups of students. with English as an Additional Language (EAL) carrying out assessment and recording and reporting.
• In consultation with the Equality and Diversity Team devise activities for raising the attainment of individuals or small groups of students with EAL needs.
• Assess students’ progress using Northern Association of Support Services for Equality and Achievement (NASSEA) and adapt programmes of study appropriately.
• Manage the learning, including the behaviour, of groups of students with EAL needs.
• Liaise with school staff to support students with EAL needs.
• Attend EAL network meetings.
• Attend parents evening when necessary to act as a translator for parents.
• Support teaching of EAL across the school.
• Complete the exam entries for students sitting Polish GCSE’s. Prepare activities and resources in line with examination specification to prepare students for the examination. Deliver and monitor the lessons and progress of students. Deliver the speaking assessments in-line with JCQ regulations. Liaise with examinations officer.
Support for the school
• To contribute to and be supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Support whole school ethos with regard to uniform, appearance and behaviour.
• Support all school policies and procedures e.g. child protection, equal opportunities and anti-discrimination.
• Support teaching of SEN across the school.
• Contribute towards the work of the Inclusion department.
• Assist at school functions.
• Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Director of Inclusion or Teacher.
Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade (or below) of a post, as directed by the line manager, Senior Leaders or their representatives.
About St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
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- St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
- Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract
- West Yorkshire
- WF7 6BD
- United Kingdom
St. Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, with its distinctive Catholic identity, seeks to ensure the development of all students’ spiritual, moral and academic potential, based on its commitment to Christ and His teachings.
As a community, the school is committed to the common good, which is achieved through the fostering of a co-operative and caring ethos, both with St Wilfrid’s, parishes, family and the wider community.
Such an approach is based on the Christian principle of personal dignity and worth where each person’s rights and responsibilities are recognised and respected, and their individual talents nurtured.
These talents include the search for academic excellence within a secure learning environment, where the needs and potential of all pupils are addressed and where achievement, both individual and collective, is celebrated.
We are incredibly proud of our community, students, supportive parents, staff and governors. All of us work together to make St Wilfrid’s a safe and enjoyable place to learn.
At St Wilfrid’s we have high standards at the heart of all we do. We encourage our students to achieve the best they can across every area of school. A rich and broad curriculum provides high-quality education and a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Our aim is for our students to be confident, caring, resilient young adults with a desire to learn and achieve the best they can, in all they do.
We welcome students of any faith or of none, but our faith has a positive influence on our approach. We are building a community of young adults who recognise and appreciate the value of each other’s company while growing in knowledge and faith. Students feel a sense of responsibility and care for others and are willing to give something of themselves for the happiness and the improvement of the broader community.
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