Learning Support Assistant

Manor Infant and Nursery School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5QR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 29.08 hours per week (Monday 8am – 3.15pm Tuesday to Friday 8.20am – 3.15pm)
• Contract type: Fixed term - One academic year
• Full-time equivalent salary: 24796

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate must:

• Have experience of working with children within the Early Years or Key Stage One, and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
• Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring, understanding and patient.
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.

What the school offers its staff

Manor Infant and Nursery School prides itself on its core values of being respectful, happy and resilient which underpins everything we do.

We can offer:

• A supportive staff team within which wellbeing takes a very high priority through a comprehensive wellbeing programme.

• An innovative spiral curriculum model that stimulates and engages children in their learning.

• Enthusiastic, confident and happy children, staff and parents/carers who love learning and their school.

• An excellent learning environment with high quality resources.

• Opportunities for high quality professional development.

• A friendly, supportive and dedicated team of staff who help and motivate one another.

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.

Upload additional documents

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

Learning Support Assistant.pdf - 552 KB (opens in new tab)

Safer Recruitment.pdf - 593 KB (opens in new tab)

About Manor Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor Infant and Nursery School website
• Email address: lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02392820548
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-infant-and-nursery-school

We are incredibly proud of our school community and our pupils are well-behaved and eager to learn. Our shared school values of being respectful, happy and resilient underpin all areas of school life and our highly committed, enthusiastic staff team work hard to ensure that all children achieve well and make good progress.
The key strengths of our school include:
• A caring, child-centred ethos based in relational practice
• A strong and supportive staff team who are willing to share expertise
• Fantastic children who are incredibly passionate about their learning
• Lots of opportunities for professional development

Arranging a visit to Manor Infant and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk.

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