20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    21 May 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: 28:45 hours per week Monday - Friday, including 1/2 hour lunch cover. This is a Term Time role.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

24,796 - 25,128

Actual salary

16,308 - 16,525

What skills and experience we're looking for

Dream Big, Aim high & Make a Difference

At Potley Hill Primary School, we believe every child has the potential to achieve great things. Our school was Ofsted rated GOOD in October 2024 with OUTSTANDING behaviour and attitudes, and we are proud of the inclusive, ambitious and nurturing environment we’ve built together. Now we are looking for a committed and creative Learning Support Assistant to join us on our journey of continuous improvement and impact.

Are you:

A passionate individual who inspires children to love learning?

Committed to high expectations and unlocking every child’s full potential?

A team player who brings positivity, reflection and drive to your work.

Calm, supportive and resilient, especially when dealing with challenging behaviour?

Energetic, creative and a person with vision?

A reflective practitioner who responds positively to feed back?

If so, why not come and look around our one-form entry primary school within the friendly and welcoming Frogmore Campus? We are looking for a committed and creative Learning Support Assistant who has the energy and drive to support the communication and interaction needs of a child facilitating their inclusion within the classroom and delivering specific, targeted interventions.

The successful candidate will be:

  • Patient, nurturing and genuinely enjoy working with children
  • An excellent communicator with a positive proactive approach
  • Able to follow guidance while also using initiative
  • Adaptable and able to respond the child’s individual needs
  • Able to work as a member of a team
  • Able to understand confidentiality and safeguarding
  • Confident with using IT


What the school offers its staff

In return, Potley Hill Primary School can offer you:

  • Enthusiastic and well-behaved children who are eager to learn
  • A small but friendly staff who work effectively as a team to meet the needs of all the pupils
  • An environment where everyone is valued to make a difference to the lives of all pupils
  • Opportunities for your own professional development

In the first instance, the contract is for 28:45 hrs per week and we would like to appoint someone to join us as soon as possible. We retain the right to interview early if the right candidate applies. The role is 08:40 am – 15:20 pm.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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 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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Potley Hill Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
198 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01252 876106

Dream Big, Aim high & Make a Difference


At Potley Hill Primary School, we believe every child has the potential to achieve great things.  Our school was Ofsted rated GOOD in October 2024 with OUTSTANDING behaviour and attitudes, and we are proud of the inclusive, ambitious and nurturing environment we’ve built together.  Now we are looking for a committed and creative teacher to join us on our journey of continuous improvement and impact. 

Arranging a visit to Potley Hill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@potleyhill.hants.sch.uk.

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