SEN Learning Support Assistant

Folly Hill Infant Academy, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 0DB

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 December 2025

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6,106-£6,931pro rata - (£22,920 - £26,014FTE)

SEN Learning Support Assistant job summary

Folly Hill Infant Academy

1:1 Learning Support Assistant

Part-Time 11.25 hours / Temporary contract / 1pm – 3.15pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £22,920 - £26,014 FTE (actual salary £6,106 - £6,931pro rata per annum)

Are you flexible, patient, caring and confident with children?

We are looking to recruit a 1:1 Learning Support Assistant to work alongside the teachers and other support staff in our Academy.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Support a child in reception with an EHCP

• Maintain records for pupils showing progress against key targets

• Liaise with class teachers to ensure best outcomes for pupils

• Maintain a safe and stimulating learning environment

The ideal candidate will:

• Be patient, supportive, enthusiastic & motivated

• Be a Team player with excellent organisational skills

• Love working with children & are passionate about inclusion

• Be dedicated to safeguarding all children in our care

We Offer:

• Competitive salary & pension scheme

• Discounted Wrap around care, at relevant academies, if your child is a Kite Academy Pupil (Linked to contractual hours)

• A dedicated, friendly staff team, as well as Happy, motivated children

• An incredible range of employee benefits (including access to Perkbox)

• Opportunities for Training and Progression

Please visit the Kite Academy Trust careers page for more information or to apply.

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th January 2026

Interviews to be held: W/c Monday 12th January 2026

Early applications are recommended as suitable applicants may be interviewed sooner according to availability and the post filled prior to this date.

The Kite Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section of our website.

 We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal responsibility to meet safeguarding duties.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Folly Hill Infant Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 68 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Folly Hill Infant Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/folly-hill-infant-academy

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