Learning Support Assistant

Kanes Hill Primary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6FW

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,186.00 - £30,564.00 Annually (FTE) Scale C-D. See Trust Pay Policy for further details

Learning Support Assistant job summary

About this Role

Hours: 28.75 per week (8:35am-3:05pm including an unpaid break of 45 minutes)

Actual Salary: £16,695 - £20,260

This is a maternity role which will start from 1st September 2026.

Join Us in Making a Real Difference at Kanes Hill Primary School

We are a school where you’ll feel part of something truly special — a place where every child is known, valued, and supported.

At Kanes Hill Primary School our dedicated and skilled team of practitioners champion a culture of nurture, respect, and resilience, ensuring that all children are inspired to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Why Choose Us?

We’re part of Inspire Learning Partnership, a forward-thinking, research-led Trust that puts people first. When you join us, you’re not just taking a job — you’re joining a community where your voice is heard, your development is invested in, and your well-being is genuinely prioritised.

What We Offer:
🧘 Staff well-being at the core of our culture, not just in policy but in practice
💫 Be part of a Trust that’s small enough to know you, but big enough to invest in you
🌱 A tailored induction and clear, supportive, career development pathways
🧠 A research-led culture where innovation, curiosity and brave thinking are encouraged
🏖️ Longer holidays than maintained schools, including a 2-week October half-term
💬 Access to high quality professional development, collaborative networks and inspiring colleagues
💰 Competitive salary
🚴 Blue Light Card, Cycle to Work scheme, Halfords & Tredz discount

You'll be a fantastic fit if you:

✨Are enthusiastic, innovative and keen to develop yourself as a professional
🛡️ Are committed to safeguarding and supporting all pupils to thrive
🤝 Value collaboration and want to contribute to a wider professional community
🌍 Want to be the change in a child's life
🏗️ Believe in building strong, collaborative, relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues
📅 Appreciate the flexibility the role affords

Come and See for Yourself

We’d love to show you around and share what makes our school and Trust so special. If you’re curious or ready to apply, get in touch to arrange a visit: 📧 info.khps@ilpartnership.org

Early applications are strongly encouraged — we reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates before the closing date.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Inspire Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all roles in regulated activity. The specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role are outlined within Part One of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

Further details concerning our safeguarding policies and procedures, including our statement on the Rehabilitation of Offenders, can be found on the Trust website.

As part of our due diligence and in line with the recommendation made in Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Trust reserves the right to undertake online searches on shortlisted candidates. Further details about our searches can be found within our Recruitment Policy.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Inspire Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all roles in regulated activity.

Further details concerning our safeguarding policies and procedures can be found on the Trust website.

The Trust reserves the right to undertake online searches on shortlisted candidates. Further details about our searches can be found within our Recruitment Policy.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kanes Hill Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 389 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kanes Hill Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kanes-hill-primary-school-southampton

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