Learning Support Assistant

Job details

Job role: Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months

Full-time equivalent salary: Grade B pro rata (£24,796 to £25,128 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a positive energetic, resilient, patient adult looking to make a real difference to the education of our pupils?

Cranford Park CE Primary School is a delightful one-form-entry school in Yateley – a “small school with a big heart” (Ofsted 2025), set in a spacious attractive environment.We are an inclusive, nurturing schoollooking for the right person to join our friendly team as a Learning Support Assistant, supporting children with additional needs.

The successful candidate will be required to support children with additional SEND – physical, academic and/or social/emotional and you should be prepared to work throughout the primary age range. A trusting, positive relationship will be essential in ensuring the best progress so the successful candidate willneed an enthusiastic and nurturing approach. You will have high expectations of learning for both self and others, and passionately believe that every child can achieve and reach their potential.At times this will include working 1:1 or with groups or classes of children under the guidance of the Class Teacher and Special Educational Needs Coordinator. Full training will be provided for all aspects of this role.We are particularly looking for someone who:

• Has some experience of working with children with additional needs, or in primary schools.
• Has problem-solving skills, resilience, is flexible, positive and willing to go ‘over and above’ as part of the team.
• Is inventive and creative, with the enthusiasm and initiative to create fun learning experiences.

What the school offers its staff

We are highly committed to our staff and can offer you:

• A positive, friendly, and supportive team of colleagues within a happy and caring school.
• Children with ‘outstanding attitudes and behaviour’ (Ofsted 2025)
• Opportunities for Continued Professional Development.
• Freedom to use initiative and bring creativity to your role to enhance children’s learning

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

Cranford Park CE Primary School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect 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 Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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Additional documents

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LSA Role Profile Mar26.pdf - 207 KB (opens in new tab)

LSA advert Mar 26.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

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School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11

Education phase: Primary school

School size: 180 pupils enrolled

Age range: 4 to 11

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