Lead Learning Support Assistant- Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Lead Learning Support Assistant- Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Employer:

Teaching Vacancies

Location:

Romney Avenue, Bristol, BS7 9BY

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

27/09/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for The Opportunity We are looking for an inspiring Lead Learning Support Assistant for SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) to provide outstanding learning support to individual students from Autumn 2026. You will play a vital role, working across the SEND team and wider school overseeing interventions and ensuring they optimise learning for individuals.

You develop an expertise in SEMH. You will run interventions for pupils in this area, manage a small team of Learning Support Assistants and work closely with teachers and families to support students with social, emotional and mental health needs.

About You You are likely to have gained experience in working with young people in a school setting and have a track record of impact through your career or personal experience.

You will be able to bring to us a drive and determination to ensure that every student receives the support they need to be the best version of themselves.

You will need to have great people skills and deeply care for all young people.

What the school offers its staff If you join us, you will benefit from:

Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)

“This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.

“The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”

“Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour.

The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”

The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)

We have hardworking staff and students who want to do well

We ensure consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching

Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co-planning

Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team

Hardworking staff and students who want to do well

Schemes of work fully resourced and ready We can offer you

Continuing Professional and Leadership development

Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas

Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.

Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies

All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

Further details about the role About Us We invite you to join our team at Trinity Academy.

Trinity is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment.

Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for an exceptional learning support assistant to join us in our mission.

Amplify Education is a dynamic new multi-academy trust of 22 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, formed through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. United by a shared vision, we are a bold voice for Bristol

• committed to building belief in every young person, expanding opportunities, nurturing potential, and strengthening citizenship.

We are ambitious, reflective, and collaborative

• driven to improve outcomes for young people while working together, learning from one another and continually strengthening our practice.

If you are looking to make a real difference within a forward-thinking and supportive Trust, Amplify Education could be the place for you.

The Opportunity We are looking for an inspiring Lead Learning Support Assistant for SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) to provide outstanding learning support to individual students from Autumn 2026. You will play a vital role, working across the SEND team and wider school overseeing interventions and ensuring they optimise learning for individuals.

You develop an expertise in SEMH. You will run interventions for pupils in this area, manage a small team of Learning Support Assistants and work closely with teachers and families to support students with social, emotional and mental health needs.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

To find out more about Amplify Education and Trinity Academy, please visit our websites: www.amplifyeducation.co.uk or www.trinityacademybristol.org

Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org

School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, athornton-parr@trinityacademybristol.org

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

• Ability to ensure and deliver effective safeguarding
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.

We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Commitment to safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.

All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.

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