Apprentice Learning Support Assistant

Apprentice Learning Support Assistant

Reports to: SENCO

Salary: United Learning Apprentice Rate — from £8.00 to £12.81 per hour, depending on age and stage of apprenticeship.

United Learning offers enhanced apprentice rates for eligible apprentices aged 19 and over. Rates are applied in line with United Learning’s apprentice pay arrangements.

Contract Type: Apprenticeship

Working Hours: 37.50 per week

Duration: 18-month fixed term contract

Start Date: 20th August 2026

Purpose of the Role

The Apprentice Learning Support Assistant plays a key role in supporting pupils to access learning and achieve their full potential. Working under the guidance of teaching staff, the post holder will provide tailored in-class support, help to remove barriers to learning, and contribute to a positive, inclusive environment where all pupils feel supported and valued.

Working closely with the SENCO and senior leaders, the role will focus particularly on supporting pupils with specific learning needs, those experiencing emotional or behavioural difficulties, and those who may feel withdrawn, isolated or display school-avoidant behaviours. The post holder will also contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of alternative provision and targeted interventions, ensuring that support is responsive, effective and aligned with individual pupil needs.

This role offers the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience in a school setting while developing the skills, knowledge and confidence required for a successful career in education, SEND support or pastoral care.

Heath Lane Academy:

Heath Lane Academy offers a vibrant, caring and aspirational learning environment for the young people of our community. Our mission is to 'develop good people' and we pride ourselves on the high expectations we have of our students in everything that we do. Our school has improved significantly in recent years and our pupil numbers continue to grow as a result.

Our school culture, based on our values of Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful, demands that students are well behaved and demonstrate a positive attitude to their education. Students and staff understand that our strong culture gives our students the best possible chance to be successful in their lives and make a positive contribution to our community and wider society.

Every member of staff at Heath Lane Academy has a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people with whom they come into contact.

We are an inclusive academy and strive to be a learning, caring and thriving institution.

We take the safeguarding of students and staff seriously at Heath Lane Academy. All staff are expected to support this ethos.

United Learning:

United Learning is an exciting organisation to work for; there is a real focus on developing people and empowering innovation where staff are appreciated and celebrated. A key benefit of being part of United Learning is to have the support of colleagues across the wider group and ample opportunities to network; we recognize the powerful impact that collaboration and partnership have on colleagues. The Group’s aim is to ensure that the technology, finance, HR, and data support is provided more effectively and efficiently than would otherwise be possible, so that leaders can focus on educational leadership.

United Learning is an inclusive employer and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. Therefore, we would very much welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds who share our commitment but especially those of minority ethnic origin. We do hope you will get in touch with any questions you may have ahead of submitting your application.

Further information:

We encourage informal discussion regarding the role. If you are unsure about the role, have more questions, or would like to visit prior to applying, please email melanie.osborne@heathlaneacademy.org.uk

Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support.

Please note - We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.

Please refer to the candidate application pack for full details of the vacancy.