Learning Support Assistant - St Ives School

About The Role:

Are you enthusiastic and innovative and able to inspire your students to love learning? Are you looking for a role in a school where you will be part of a dedicated and supportive staff team? Do you share our ethos of nurturing every child’s potential and our commitment to providing effective support to remove barriers to learning? Our SEND team is looking to expand our expertise to provide individual support for our most vulnerable learners. You would be joining a dedicated and committed team. We are looking for a talented and solution focused individual with the ability to plan and deliver small group and one to one intervention and support students in lessons.

If you have the energy, skills and motivation to make a difference in our thriving school community, we would welcome your application.

About You:

As part of the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, our staff benefit from stability, support, and a wide range of opportunities for professional development and collaboration. Joining our team means becoming part of a larger community of educators dedicated to excellence in education.

Located in one of the most beautiful areas of West Cornwall, St Ives School offers the opportunity to live and work in a stunning coastal environment. With close access to picturesque towns and villages, the famous Penwith coastline, and easy access to the A30, our school provides an idyllic setting for both work and leisure.

At St Ives School we see our staff as our most important resource. The successful candidate will have our full support in their ongoing career development.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits and a letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email. 

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is midnight on Sunday 27th April 2025.

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Kate Jones, Deputy Headteacher on kjones@stives.tpacademytrust.org

Interviews to be held on a date to be confirmed.

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, LMC members and Trustees to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.