Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Pay Scale: £90 -£100 per day
Start Date: March 2026
Location: Wakefield WF1

About the Role

Career Teachers is seeking a passionate and dedicated Learning Support Assistant for a year-long placement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone committed to supporting children’s learning, development and well-being in an inclusive and nurturing primary setting.

You will join a forward‑thinking, outward‑facing school community that values every child and continually strives to improve outcomes for all. The environment is inclusive, diverse and supportive, with pupils who come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a variety of needs. Staff work hard to engage, encourage and inspire children to achieve their best within a safe, stimulating and high‑expectation setting.

The role is ideal for an individual with a genuine passion for education, inclusion and child development, who wants to contribute to a team that is committed to exceptional care, learning and progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting children’s physical, emotional, and intellectual development
• Creating a safe, welcoming and stimulating learning environment
• Building positive and professional relationships with children and their families
• Working collaboratively with teachers and support staff to plan and deliver activities
• Helping to provide high‑quality education to all pupils
• Maintaining accurate records of children’s progress and development

Requirements

Ideally, successful applicants will have:

• Experience working with children in an educational setting
• A strong understanding of child development
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for helping children reach their full potential
• Suitable literacy and numeracy skills (English & Maths at an appropriate level)

Our Benefits:

• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops, including coffee, cinemas, and more, plus access to a Health & Well‑being portal*

*Benefits apply once you begin working with Career Teachers.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), and reference checks. A new DBS is required if your current certificate is not on the update service.

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Career Teachers are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applicants regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, or disability. We follow strict safeguarding procedures. This vacancy is based in the UK, and we can only process applications from candidates eligible to work here. If we do not contact you within 30 days, please consider your application unsuccessful, but we’ll retain your details for future roles.