Inclusion Learning Support Assistant

Job description

Job title and organisation: Inclusion Learning Support Mentor - Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Salary: Scale B1 - £26,016 - £26,847 per annum pro rata ,(actual starting salary £17,435)
Hours: 28 hours 50 minutes (term time only + 5 days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Ellerby Road, Leeds, LS9 8LA
Closing Date and Time: Monday 19th October 2026

Mount St Mary's is a successful and oversubscribed inner city school located in the very heart of the city. Drawing from three of the four compass points the school flourishes in an atmosphere of engagement and aspiration drawing hugely upon the experiences of our incredibly diverse community.

In March 2025 Ofsted visited Mount St Mary's and after an intensive two days found the school to be &slshquot;Outstanding&slshquot; in all four reported areas.

Inspectors declared that the school has a deep community spirit. Pupils enjoy coming to this highly inclusive school. Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum. "Pupils feel happy and safe in the school. They behave extremely well. The school encourages pupils to be respectful and supportive to each other. As a result, bullying is very rare.

Ofsted reports that pupils learn from a "rich and well-developed curriculum." Carefully designed to build knowledge and skills, it also has a clear focus to support pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils to excel.

Pupils develop "strong and purposeful relationships" with staff, while the "rich and varied personal development" programme is described by inspectors as a "strength of the school's work."

They added: "Staff expertly deliver the curriculum. This ensures that pupils progress well from their starting points when they join the school. Pupils confidently apply the knowledge and skills that they learn to their classwork and wider learning.

"Pupils are exceptionally well prepared for life beyond school. They speak knowledgeably about diversity, culture and faith. They learn about healthy relationships and the importance of consent."

The school's "leadership is exemplary," according to Ofsted and it is "proactively supported" by the diocese, the local authority and governors.

Staff receive "continuing professional development" to further strengthen their practice and ensure pupils are safeguarded.

All students seek to access extra curricular activities beyond the school day, be that of a sporting nature, academic, performing arts or public speaking. This is an area we value highly and continue to see growth in.

Required as soon as possible.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic candidate who believes in a strong team ethic, have a passion for SEND and Inclusion, can set high expectations for themselves and others, are flexible and adaptable and can demonstrate a resilience in ensuring every individual is recognised for their potential.

We encourage applications both from those wishing to begin a career working in schools and those with experience who wish to further develop their skills and expertise.

Our successful SEND team provide opportunities and support a wide range of needs, including SEMH (social, emotional and mental health), autism and complex communication needs. Students with SEND make excellent progress and have consistently outperformed national averages over the past 3 years.

Our inclusion based Learning Support Assistants play a key role in ensuring all children succeed and have access to a provision that creates opportunities and supports academic progress.

Being part of this team will give you the opportunity to show and develop a wide range of inclusion skills. Working 1:1 and with small groups of students across both Key Stage 3 and 4, you will directly support learners with SEMT and specific learning needs.

You will work as part of a team and be given opportunities to develop a wider range of SEND and Inclusion skills, including CPD to enhance your knowledge of SEND linked areas such as autism and SLCN (Speech, Language and Communication Needs).

We are a team that works together and our Inclusion LSAs may cross over into the classroom to ensure support for individuals is continuous as they reintegrate from Inclusion back into mainstream lessons. You will also be given scope to develop independence, create and lead on initiatives and identify opportunities for self growth and development within the field of Inclusion and SEND.

The post is 28 hours and 50 minutes per week, term time only plus 5 days.

The post is permanent subject to a 6 month probationary period.

School application forms and further details can be downloaded from the school website, Mount St Mary's - Quid Retribuam

Support staff application forms should be returned to Mrs Stubbs by email - [email protected].

Please note: candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. We strongly encourage anyone who is interested to apply as soon as possible in order not to miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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