Learning Support Assistant (Term time only, fixed term to 31 August 2025)

Solent Infant School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1DH

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible (subject to Enhanced DBS and references)

• Closing date

  7 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 - £23,130.00 Annually (FTE) 26.25 hours a week. 9am-12noon, then 1pm - 3.15pm (term time only-pro rata) Fixed Term to 31 August 2025

Learning Support Assistant (Term time only, fixed term to 31 August 2025) job summary

Learning Support Assistant – Fixed Term to 31 August 2025 (term time only)

LSA Pay Band 3 (£22737 - £23130 FTE, pro rata)

26.25 hours a week 9am - 12noon then 1pm – 3.15pm

Start Date: as soon as possible

Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 7th October 2024

Interviews: Wednesday 9th October 2024 (tbc)

Solent Infant School is a thriving, three form entry school at the heart of a strong community in Farlington, Portsmouth and are proud to be part of The De Curci Trust.

At Solent Infant school, we are looking to recruit a Learning Support Assistant to join our energetic, hard-working and dedicated team, in a warm, friendly and inclusive school community which is committed to the care of our children and staff.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and caring, with a passion about every child’s learning and believes in enabling an inclusive environment for the benefit of all children.

What you can offer us:

An enthusiasm for the aims and ethos of our school.

A genuine desire to be effective and to ensure the very best progress and outcomes for all children.

A passion for life-long learning and the ability to reflect on your own practice.

A dedication to continual self-improvement – we want you to be proactive and make a difference.

A cheerful, flexible and approachable demeanour, with a good sense of humour.

A team player, able to work closely with teachers and other adults in the classroom and whole school.

In return, we can offer you:

A caring, friendly and positive environment inspired by our strong ethos.

A team committed to the well-being of staff and pupils.

The opportunity to work in a “good” school amongst a hard-working team of friendly staff.

A commitment to ensure that all children thrive within a supportive yet challenging environment.

Enthusiastic and engaged learners.

Opportunities to work in partnership with other schools within The De Curci Trust and beyond.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.

Please contact Clare Winnicott by email to recruit@thesolentschools.org should you wish to arrange a tour or for an application pack. If there are any specific questions about the role, please indicate these in your email and someone will contact you.

The De Curci Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, along with other relevant employment checks.

Completed application forms will be passed to the recruitment panel for shortlisting and will be reviewed against the person specification detailed in the advert. Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore strongly advised.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Solent Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Solent Infant School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/solent-infant-school (opens in new tab)

Solent Infant School is a thriving, oversubscribed three form entry infant school. It is situated in Farlington on the Northern boundary between the city of Portsmouth and Hampshire. The school feeds directly into Solent Junior School which is located close by. In April 2017, Solent Infant School converted into an academy, and is now proud to be part of The De Curci Trust. The De Curci Trust is a small, recently established Multi Academy Trust, comprising just three schools; Solent Infant School, Solent Junior School and Springfield Secondary School.

Solent Infant School is well known amongst our community for being a bright, warm and happy school with a keen focus on the good mental health of our staff and pupils. Visitors to the school frequently comment upon how the ethos and values permeate throughout all that we do. Our pupils are extremely enthusiastic learners, a result of the unfaltering focus on developing the whole child through an enriched and rewarding curriculum. Solent Infant School offers a truly inclusive education, focusing on individual achievement, celebrating successes that are entirely relevant to the special journey of each of our magical pupils.

The school has been through some challenging, yet exciting changes over the past few years. Leadership structure, in turn, has changed significantly to reflect the current educational landscape, ensuring that we continue to provide our pupils with the best possible education and care. Despite still legally being defined as two separate schools, with two separate DfE numbers, Solent Infant and Junior Schools now work extremely closely together as The Solent Schools with one shared Local Governing Body. Those that are new to the school often mistake us for a through primary school. The Schools have a number of shared staff including The Executive Headteacher, Site, Administrative and Network Managers. Feedback has told us that this shared working offers our pupils and their families a truly consistent, cohesive and highly effective approach from the moment they arrive in Year R to the day they leave Year 6. Our staff wellbeing surveys tell us that Solent is a lovely, caring and supportive place to work where staff wellbeing is given a high priority.

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