Learning Support Assistant
St Benedict's Catholic College
Essex
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Scale 3, point 6 to 7: £25,989 to £26,403 FTE | The actual salary for the role is £16,860.96 to £17,129.55 (under 5 years' service) or £17,087.28 to £17,359.48 (over 5 years' service)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 May 2026
Job overview
We are looking to appoint two enthusiastic Learning Support Assistants to join our team of staff who are committed to supporting our pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities. The successful candidate will need to have GCSE qualification grade C/level 5 or above, or equivalent, in English and Maths, and the ability to deal with challenging behaviour and to motivate and encourage students. Ideally, they will also have experience in supporting autistic children.
The pay band for the role is Scale 3 (point 6 to 7), which is £25,989 to £26,403. The actual salary for the role is £16,860.96 to £17,129.55 (under 5 years' service) or £17,087.28 to £17,359.48 (over 5 years' service).
The hours of work will be 28 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8.55 am to 3.30 pm, with a team meeting finishing at 4.00 pm on Tuesdays). This role is term-time, plus five staff training days (39 weeks in total).
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff to share that commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
For further details about the role, please contact Mrs Victoria Vingerhoets, PA to SENDCo, on 01206 549222, and for further details about the college, please go to our website.
Apply by downloading the college application form from our website via the Apply button. Send your completed form to Mrs Catherine Simonelli, HR Administrator, at c.simonelli@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Midday on Monday, 11th May 2026.
Interviews will be held week commencing 18th May 2026.
Start date: As soon as possible.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. Interviews may be held prior to the advertised closing date, you are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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About St Benedict's Catholic College
About St Benedict's Catholic College
St Benedict’s Catholic College is a secondary school located in the ancient town of Colchester, Essex. Originally founded in 1963 as a secondary modern, St Benedict’s exists today as a co-educational voluntary-aided school.
It is the only Catholic secondary school in Colchester. With 900 students aged 11-16, St Benedict’s is a smaller than average secondary school.
Principal
Mrs Jo Santinelli
Values and vision
As a school in the Catholic tradition, St Benedict’s holds Catholic values at the heart of everything it does. The college has a dedicated chaplaincy office, with mass being offered to all students regularly and prayer taking place in form time every morning.
The college regularly organises retreats in order to encourage spiritual reflection and team-building. Students are well supported by the chaplaincy and pastoral teams. St Benedict’s has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to preserve this by offering a wide-ranging and well-taught curriculum.
Ofsted says
- St Benedict’s is a welcoming school with a strong ethos of caring for pupils and promoting academic achievement.
- It’s more than a school: it’s a community
- Pupils’ behaviour is typically good.
- There are strong relationships between staff and pupils.
- During social times the school is calm, and pupils take part in a range of activities.
- Classrooms are calm and focused places to learn.
- The school is well led and managed.
- Leaders at all levels want pupils to succeed academically.
Section 48 inspectors say
St Benedict’s is an outstanding Catholic school having continued to improve since the last inspection. These improvements are a result of outstanding leadership at all levels within the school community. The school provides exceptional care and support for students who thrive in this highly inclusive multifaith community which has Christ at the centre of all its work.
The strong and all-pervading Catholic ethos is underpinned by highly positive and supportive relationships between all members of the school community
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