Learning Support Assistant
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Manchester, M18 8RL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 21 Sept 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Launch Your Career in Education at our Outstanding School
Are you passionate about helping young people succeed? Do you want to make a real difference every day while developing the skills and experience needed if your goal is a future career in teaching?
At Wright Robinson College, we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and caring Learning Support Assistant to join our highly successful SEND team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support students with additional needs, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential within an ambitious and inclusive school environment.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
Has a genuine passion for supporting young people
Believes that every child can achieve success
Is resilient, compassionate, and committed to inclusion
Has excellent communication and organisational skills
Works well as part of a team while showing initiative Is eager to learn, develop professionally, and contribute to a thriving school community.
What the school offers its staff
Wright Robinson College is committed to staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning.
As well as offering you a competitive salary and access to our BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, which provides all of our staff with access to free counselling and a 24/7 health line, you will be provided with free access to on-site gym facilities, swimming pool and free on-site parking.
Located on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links. Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms. Bower on 0161 370 5121.
For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us and for details on how to apply, please follow the link below:
Further details about the role
Launch Your Career in Education at our Outstanding School Are you passionate about helping young people succeed? Do you want to make a real difference every day while developing the skills and experience needed if your goal is a future career in teaching?
At Wright Robinson College, we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and caring Learning Support Assistant to join our highly successful SEND team.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support students with additional needs, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential within an ambitious and inclusive school environment. Working alongside experienced teachers, SEND professionals, and pastoral staff, you will provide classroom support, deliver targeted interventions, and help create positive learning experiences for students with a range of SEND needs.
Why Join Wright Robinson College?
This is more than a Learning Support Assistant role. It is an opportunity to become part of an outstanding, forward-thinking school that is committed to developing its people as well as its students. For graduates and aspiring teachers, this role provides invaluable classroom experience and a genuine pathway into the teaching profession. You will work closely with experienced practitioners, develop your understanding of teaching and learning, and gain exposure to a wide range of educational strategies and approaches.
In Ofsted inspections in 2016 and 2021, the College was judged ‘Outstanding’ in every area of the Inspection Framework. Under the current framework, where an overall ‘Outstanding’ grade is no longer awarded, we are immensely proud that our March 2026 inspection identified areas of exceptional practice, further strengthening our reputation for excellence. We remain fully committed to continually raising academic standards and attainment through a broad, ambitious and inclusive curriculum.
Commitment to safeguarding
Statement on Safeguarding Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.