Learning Support Worker / Senior Teaching Assistant / Senior Care Assistant

About Us

Are you looking for a fulfilling, worthwhile and secure job? Would you like to have a job that makes a real difference? Come and join the team at Sladewood Academy in Stroud, part of the SAND Academy Trust, a Trust in Gloucestershire offering exceptional education in our seven schools.

About you

The successful applicant should have a passion for working with pupils who have special educational needs and disabilities and be qualified to Level 3 in a relevant qualification. You may be working in a similar role, such as a Senior Learning Support Worker.

The Role

We are looking to appoint a Higher-Level Learning Partner (HLTA/HLLP) to join our dedicated and friendly team. The main purpose of the role is to work with speech and language therapist and class teachers to support communication and interaction development raising learning and attainment via a total communication approach. The role requires enthusiasm, hard work and a passion for supporting high quality learning to maximise a pupil’s potential.

The Trust

We are passionate that every child deserves the very best education. As a partnership we will: improve outcomes, opportunities and life chances for children and young people, offer more / wider support for their families and share and develop staff expertise.

Our Benefits

By joining our team, we can offer you, generous annual leave allowance, generous pension scheme (LGPS), Employee Assistance Program & Counselling, Occupational Health Service, Continuing Professional Development and Staff Get Staff Referral Scheme. Applications for flexible working or job share will be considered on an individual basis.

Additional Information

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £16.65 per hour

Expected hours: 26 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: EDV/2025/SA/90665