Job Description

Learning Support Assistant

Application Deadline: 26 May 2026

Department: ALS (Inclusive Learning)

Employment Type: Term Time

Location: Wigan & Leigh College

Compensation: £25,829 / year

Permanent, Term time -
36 weeks a year
37 Hours
We’re looking for a warm, positive, and adaptable person to join our Additional Learning Support Team. This is a role where you’ll make a real difference every day, supporting students with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities, helping them grow in confidence, enjoy their learning, and achieve things they’re proud of.

What you'll do

• Provide friendly, tailored support to students in and out of the classroom, in line with their Additional Learning Support Plan
• Work closely with teaching staff to ensure each student receives the right support for their needs
• Support the assessment process for students with learning difficulties or disabilities, including contributing to support plans
• Help review student progress and support plans, including termly reviews
• Share feedback and, where appropriate, suggest changes to support arrangements
• Be flexible in working across different college sites, activities, trips, and learning environments
• Keep clear, accurate records using college systems to support student progress

What you'll bring

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths and English
• Understanding of different learning difficulties and disabilities, and how they can affect young people in college
• Awareness of equality legislation and the importance of inclusive practice
• Good understanding of how to create a welcoming, inclusive learning environment
• Knowledge of safeguarding and supporting student wellbeing
• Experience keeping clear and accurate records and tracking student progress
• Experience assessing learners’ needs and providing the right support
• Experience supporting individuals or small groups in different settings

Nice to have:
Qualification in areas like youth work, childcare, equality and diversity, or learning support is a bonus

What you're like

• Strong communicator with the ability to build positive relationships
• Confident using IT, including MS Office

Essentials

• You'll need an enhanced DBS check, if you get the job, we’ll do this for you
• You're committed to safeguarding and inclusion
• You can travel across our sites
• You're flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when it’s needed to support college

Why work with us?

Time to recharge

• Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays (depending on your role)
• Family-friendly leave policies

Wellbeing as well as work

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Occupational health support
• Confidential counselling
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• A culture where people look out for each other

Financial peace of mind

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, buy tech)
• Railcard & Tusker Green car scheme
• Local and national discount schemes

Clear progression routes

• Opportunities to step up, specialise, or move across departments
• Leadership pathways
• Support to gain teaching qualifications

Read more about our benefits.

If you take pride in delivering great service and enjoy variety in your work, then this is the role for you.

Please complete our application form in full. We can’t accept CVs.