Learning Support Assistant
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7BW14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 February 2026
Closing date
9 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Full time - Monday to Friday 8.50 am - 1.30 pm, Term time only.
Contract type
- Fixed term - to August 2026 with the possibility of extension
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24024
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Patrick’s is a friendly, vibrant one form entry Catholic Primary School set in wooded grounds in Farnborough.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, resourceful and conscientious Learning Support Assistant who will join our dynamic team. The successful applicant will support small groups and children with specific needs.
The successful applicant will:
- Empathise with pupils and be sympathetic to their needs
- have strong communication skills and able to clarify and explain instructions clearly
- have basic literacy and numeracy skills
- be professionally discrete and able to respect confidentiality on particular issues
- have well-developed interpersonal skills enabling effective relationships with a variety of different people
- have a proven track record of improving pupil outcomes
- be supportive of our Catholic ethos
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- friendly, happy children who are keen to learn
- welcoming staff who are dedicated to secure good outcomes for our pupils
- planned, high-quality CPD opportunities
- peer mentor from an experienced LSA
Further information about the job
Visits to the school are encouraged, please do contact us if you would like to visit or would like further information about the school or the role. Please also visit our website at www.st-patricks.hants.sch.uk.
If you would like further details about the role, please contact the school office, via email enquiries@st-patricks.hants.sch.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
At St. Patrick's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 256 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- vryan2@st-patricks.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01252542511
St Patrick’s is a friendly, vibrant one form entry Catholic Primary School set in wooded grounds in Farnborough.
Our age range is 2 - 11 years, and our school includes a Nursery class housed in our Woodlands Early Years Centre along with our Reception Class.
Arranging a visit to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vryan2@st-patricks.hants.sch.uk.
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