Student Support Assistant

The Priory Ruskin Academy is looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our team and contribute towards the opportunities and experience of our students.

The Student Support Assistant plays a vital role in ensuring all of our students can effectively access the curriculum both in and outside the classroom. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with students with special needs, supporting them to develop from both an academic and social perspective.

Applicants should be computer literate and have worked with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. GCSE English and Maths grade A-C, or equivalent, are essential. Previous experience of having worked with students with special needs would be desirable. This is a temporary contract in line with SEN funding, however there is no end date to the contract whilst funding is in place.

The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuine warmth and supportive culture.

The job description and person specification can be found in the attachments.

Please select Apply Online to begin your application. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For expressions of interest from colleagues within the Trust, please complete the internal application form through ESS under current vacancies.

Job Closing Date: 6 September 2026