Learning Support Assistant

St John's Primary and Nursery School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2AU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 October 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: £29,741.00 - £32,045.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Support Assistant job summary

Depending on the skillset and experience of successful candidates, a year group will be allocated on appointment (EYFS to Year 6) and will involve working with children that have a specific area of need e.g. Visual Impairment, Communication and Interaction (including ASD), Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, Sensory and/or Physical needs.

You will work in close partnership with the class and cohort team to adapt provision for children and ensure they have access to the curriculum, as well as with supportive external agencies and the SENCO. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge around meeting needs in a school setting.

The ideal candidate will be:

• An inclusive, outstanding practitioner

• Kind, caring, positive and resilient

• Experienced and skilled in supporting pupils with language and communication needs

• Passionate about working in schools - ensuring children learn and maximise their progress

• Knowledgeable of how to adapt provision to meet individual needs

• Excited and highly motivated by the opportunity to be part of a team, dedicated to providing outstanding learning experiences for all

• Patient, flexible and able to work using their own initiative

• Able to communicate well with others and work well within a team

• Able to demonstrate excellent, positive behaviour management skills

We can offer you:

Happy and enthusiastic children who enjoy school and are motivated to learn

A vibrant, well-resourced learning environment

A welcoming and supportive team who work closely together

Contract Type: The role will be a one-year fixed term contract

Hours: 27-30 hrs per week, exact times to be agreed with the successful applicants, term-time only.

Salary: Grade 6 £29,741-32,045 FTE

Closing Date for Applications: noon, 19 October

Interviews: 21 or 22 October

Start Dates - November 2026, pending results of safer recruiting checks (DBS & satisfactory references). Completed applications should be submitted to the School Business Manager, Tim Lintott at t.lintott@st-johnsschool.net

St. John’s Primary & Nursery School is committed to safeguarding its children and staff. Any employment offer will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including a disclosure and barring service check.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 St John's Primary and Nursery School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St John's Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-and-nursery-school

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Southampton and Hampshire