Learning Support Assistant

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

Learning Support Assistant

Fixed Term, Term time only

Band B3 to B5 (£24,796 - £25,583)

Actual salary: (£15,798 - £16,300)

27.5 hours per week - Monday - Friday, term time only

Start Date - September 2026

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School

Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AY

Tel: 0121 744 6852

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and committed professionals to join

the hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff in our successful school.

We can offer you

• Children who are eager to learn
• An enthusiastic, supportive and effective team of teachers and learners
• An exciting learning environment
• A supportive parent and Parish community
• A school that believes in people coming first
• The opportunity to really develop your skills, knowledge and understanding through our well- structured professional development programme

What we need from you

• An excellent practitioner with a minimum qualification level of NVQ Level 2, with good knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
• An excellent communicator
• Forward thinking, creative and enthusiastic
• Hard working and a high interest in developing young children to maximise their potential
• Be prepared to support our Catholic ethos

For further information regarding this post, or would be interested in a school visit please contact Danielle Chambers (Office Manager) on Tel: 0121 744 6852 or through the school office email on office@ol-wayside.solihull.sch.uk

To apply, please visit My New Term to complete an online application Candidate Login | MyNewTerm Alternatively, to receive a copy of the application form and supporting documents, please email recruitment@olaas.co.uk detail which vacancy you are applying for and send completed application documents to recruitment@olaas.co.uk

Closing Date: 15th July 2026

Interview Date: 7th August 2026

Our Lady of the Wayside, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, Medical Clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.