Learning Support Assistant - Dunsford Community Academy (Learning Academy Partnership)
- Multiple Locations
- Multiple Terms
- NJC Grade C (Torbay): £12.45 - £12.65 per hour

Required to start as soon as possible.
This post is fixed term initially until 31st August 2025.
The Learning Academy Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a part-time Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join our Trust, based at Dunsford Community Academy.
Dunsford Community Academy lies within the heart of the local community, just a 25-minute drive from both Exeter and Newton Abbot on the edge of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. As a smaller school there is a real sense of community; we value the incredible relationships we have with our families and aim to ensure that all our children have the best start in life and can flourish in all they do.
We are proud of our rich and vibrant curriculum that stimulates children’s imaginations and creative thinking. We empower children with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to flourish, removing barriers to learning so every child, even the most vulnerable, can achieve their full potential.
This is an incredibly rewarding role where you will work alongside a highly passionate team to ensure children are cared for, inspired, and challenged. Our ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification and experience of supporting and nurturing the needs of all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs. You will be committed to making a profound difference to the lives of our most underserved children.
Our Trust is dedicated to building an authentic workforce, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience looks a little different to what we’ve identified, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the perfect candidate!
We are looking for someone who is inspired by our Trust mission and can empower our children with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to flourish. We are proud that we are a single organisation with a shared responsibility for all children, and one where you will feel professionally nourished through our extensive development practice and strong wellbeing offer.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. Our People strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children.
Our School Trust is underpinned by our four core beliefs; we are stronger together, a sense of belonging; removing barriers and realising the possible. This means that by working collectively, we can achieve our absolute best to ensure that children, especially the most vulnerable, can flourish. In short, our ethos is one of working together to Empower, Excel, Together.
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to make a profound different to children’s lives
• A culture that takes work-life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
• The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led school Trust, a single organisation
• High quality professional development and regular training
• Access to nationally recognised Level 2 and 3 course and apprenticeships
• A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
• The potential for future career development
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Trust benefit schemes including tech and cycle schemes
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• An impactful People Strategy that enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children
The Learning Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosures are required for this post along with the other necessary checks. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
We want to support you in deciding if we are a School Trust that you would like to join. If you would like some additional information on the school and the role, please email dunsford@lapsw.org.
For further details and to apply, please refer to the vacancies section of the Trust website www.lapsw.co.uk
If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/
https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/
Please apply by 9am Monday 17th February 2025 with interviews anticipated to take place soon after.
We reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationTeignbridgeDevon
- Work Postcode
EX6 7DD
- Reference
JS06693
- Occupational GroupEducation Support
- Salary Details
NJC Grade C (Torbay): £12.45 - £12.65 per hour
- Job TermFixed
- Appointment TypePart TimeTerm Time
- Hours
33.75 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
- Closing Date
17/02/2025
- DBS Check Required
Yes