Learning Support Assistant
Chichester Free School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1NP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 September 2025 at 8am
Date listed
10 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): Flexible. Up to 33.75 per week Monday-Friday 08.15am-3.30pm.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP 3-4 (£24,796 - £25,186 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to expand our dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants. We are looking for
colleagues who have the energy, passion and creativity to work as an LSA in our All Through School. Whilst
this is an All Through Team, colleagues usually focus on either the Primary or Secondary phase – we
currently have opportunities in either Phase; please indicate your preference in your application.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the deadline.
If working five days a week, your weekly hours will be 33.75 a week. We will also support requests for a
reduced number of days each week for the right candidate/s.
CFS is a happy, collaborative and forward thinking school for 4-16 year olds, where the personal
development of our pupils is just as important as the academic curriculum. In our recent Ofsted,
inspectors observed that CFS is a vibrant, ambitious and inclusive school, where our respectful andfriendly pupils are thriving and are well prepared for their adult lives. Our values of ‘nurture, challengeand inspire’ influence everything we do as a school, and genuinely permeate all areas of school life. If youshare our values and ideals, we strongly encourage you to find out more about CFS via a visit to the schoolor through our school website www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
CFS follows national pay scales and the starting point within the range listed will be agreed onappointment with the successful candidate.
What the school offers its staff
The School
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on theCarmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, wehave a bulge intake in two Secondary year groups with nearly 160 pupils in each.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust in September 2023 – a move that we personally initiated throughthe desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based inHaywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to thesame exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, andare proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSEassessments. In May 2024 we received a very strong full graded Ofsted Inspection – graded at least astrong Good in all areas and Outstanding in Personal Development. In 24-25 we achieved our highestattainment in both Year 6 SATs and Year 11 GCSEs, with some exceptional achievement in multiple areas.
As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair andinclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school webenefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Further information about the job
The Recruitment Process
For further information and an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact usvia recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk or on 01243 792690.
Candidates should complete an application form and supporting statement addressing the criteriapresented in the role description and person specification. Completed applications should be sent torecruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk by 8am, Tuesday 23rd September 2025.
Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to thisdeadline.
A formal contract will be issued once the successful applicant has been appointed. It will be offered subjectto a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) check.
Commitment to safeguarding
CFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & confidential for the Principal’. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chichester Free School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1078 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chichester Free School website
- Email address
- jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01444476556
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with 150 pupils currently on roll.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust last September – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Arranging a visit to Chichester Free School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk.
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