Learning Support Assistant (HIRB - Hearing Impaired Resource Base)
Contract type: Permanent
Reports to: Teacher of the Deaf
Work pattern: 33 hours per week, Term time only + 5 INSET days (38.6 weeks)
Hours of work: Tuesday - Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm and Monday and Friday: 8.30am - 3.00pm (30 minute unpaid lunchbreak)
Salary information: Starting salary NJC Scale 3, Point 5, £22,130 per annum rising to NJC Scale 3, Point 6, £22,447 per annum
Start date: As soon as possible
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Learning Support Assistant - HIRB to work as part of a small team and working under the direction of the Teachers of the Deaf to support deaf students in the classroom. Our auditory / oral resource provision for hearing impaired pupils is committed to ensuring that our deaf students receive the best education possible and have full access to the curriculum and all extra-curricular activities. Applications are welcome from both experienced Learning Support Assistants and those considering this, or teaching, as a career.
The successful applicant will:
- Be enthusiastic about working with a range of pupils with differing needs and abilities.
- Be comfortable dealing with students and sensitive to the needs of students with hearing impairments.
- Show initiative and a willingness to be involved in all aspects of school life.
- Possess a good general level of education and be emotionally robust and capable of dealing with challenging student behaviour.
- Have a proven track record of good working relationships and professionalism.
- Feel confident in working independently with small groups of pupils.
Vyners is a very popular and oversubscribed mixed eight form entry, 11-18 comprehensive school, situated in a pleasant residential area in North West London, bordering Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We have a track record of real success at all Key Stages. In 2024, 81% of students achieved grades 9-4 in both English and Maths at GCSE and we are consistently ranked in the top 10% of all schools nationally for progress measures and attainment. At A-Level 26% of all grades were A* - A and 50% A* - B. The school converted to academy status on 1 November 2011 and is part of the Vanguard Learning Trust which also includes one other secondary and three primary schools.
We are well known for high academic standards, good behaviour, and our strong community spirit including a strong house system with students leading their peers. “Pupils benefit from excellent relationships with each other and with staff. They are well cared for and have adults they trust and who they can talk to if they have problems” (Ofsted, 2025). Many students are involved in extracurricular sport, music and drama, performing at a high level including prestigious public events and performing in our own school productions.
As part of the Vanguard Learning Trust, we also offer staff developmental opportunities via the trust and support from other professionals in the same role across the trust schools.
Why work for Vanguard Learning Trust?
Vanguard Learning Trust is a cross-phase Trust in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Our Trust currently has five schools: Field End Junior School, Hermitage Primary School, Ruislip High School, Ryefield Primary School and Vyners School. The successful candidate will be provided with professional development opportunities and will play a key role in ensuring that our Trust is an employer of choice.
An application form can be downloaded from or at the Vyners School
website where all information about this post can be obtained.
Closing date: Monday 9 June 2025 at 9.00am
Further information: Early applications will be considered and suitable candidates may be offered an interview before the closing date.
Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. 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.
Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
