Helix Academies Trust

Executive Headteacher Mr Joe Barker

Helix Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Job Role

Learning Support Assistant

Location

Marple Hall School

Hours

34 hours per week (8am-3.30pm)

Contract Type

Permanent

Salary

Scale NJC 3 £25,583 £25,989 pro rata (actual salary £20,107- £20,427)

Date Posted

26th August 2026

Date Expires

9am Monday 14th September

Start Date

As soon as possible

We require dedicated and flexible Learning Support Assistants to support students with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Patient and calm, the successful candidates may have previous experience in working with young people or will have a desire to seek an exciting new opportunity at work.

Above all, we want to hear from people who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and supporting them to be the best that they can be. If this is you, contact us and see for yourself how rewarding this work can be.

Training will be provided for successful candidates. Learning Support Assistants work either in our mainstream classes or in our specialist Resource Base. In the resource base all students have an EHCP. Our resource base supports students with cognition and learning needs, ASD, sensory processing needs and speech and language challenges.

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date

Applications email to [email protected].

(Please do not submit a C.V. as this will be disregarded)

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Marple Hall School is part of the Helix Academies Trust, and the successful candidate will be employed by the Helix Academies Trust

Want to learn more about what it is like to work for us? Read our recruitment page and watch our staff values film https://www.marplehall.stockport.sch.uk/working-for-mhs/