Learning Support Assistant (Mainstream)
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Aquinas College
Stockport
- £25,951 - £26,343 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- Sixth Form Colleges Association support staff pay scale
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 5 October 2026
Job overview
Aquinas is a thriving Catholic Sixth Form College in Stockport with over 2400 FTE students. The college wishes to appoint to the following permanent post to start as soon as possible.
Learning Support Assistant (Mainstream) – 35.5 hours per week - term time (fixed term until 20th August 2027) to support students with learning difficulties and disabilities to access the curriculum, develop their skills and succeed on their courses. Most of this support is on A Level or Level 3 BTEC courses.
Salary scale £25,951 - £26,343 for FTE (pro rata for 35.5 hours, fixed term role)
The above appointment will be made on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) Support Staff Pay Scale, as specified. Candidates must be innovative, enthusiastic and must meet the appropriate person specification.
As a College committed to equal opportunities, we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. The College and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to a Disclosure Application of the appropriate level, to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Also, as part of due diligence the college will carry out an online search on any shortlisted candidate.
Applicants must complete the college’s application form which is available on our website https://www.aquinas.ac.uk/vacancies/ Further details about the role are also found here. Please send completed applications to recruitment@aquinas.ac.uk Enquiries about the vacancy should go to the same email address.
Closing date for completed applications 09.00 am (morning) Monday 5th October 2026.
About Aquinas College
- Aquinas College
- Nangreave Road, Stockport
- Cheshire
- SK2 6TH
- United Kingdom
Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic denomination, co-educational sixth form facility in Stockport, Greater Manchester with over 2,500 full time 16–19-year-old students. It has an enviable reputation for care, achievement and success in a superb and inspiring modern estate. The college is under the trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury, and is named for the 13th century philosopher and theologian, Saint Thomas Aquinas. The town of Stockport has a population of 136,000, and is located 7 miles southeast of central Manchester.
Headteacher
Jo Dommett
Values and vision
Aquinas College aims to affirm and value each member of its community, recognising the dignity and unique nature of each individual. In this way the presence of Christ is celebrated. The college strives to share in each other’s strengths, support each other in weaknesses and celebrate the highest standards of achievement. The college also encourages a questioning stance towards the values of an increasingly secular society.
Aquinas College provides an extensive range of courses for adults in state-of the-art facilities in the heart of the Stockport community. Part of this remit is the provision of leisure courses and examination courses on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Ofsted
“Governors and college staff promote an inclusive and welcoming environment. A strong ethos of mutual respect is evident across the college in lessons and in communal areas. Behaviour is very good in lessons. Teaching, learning and assessment are of a good standard across most programmes of study. Most learners make good progress in lessons and are developing necessary academic and technical skills.”
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