Learning Support Assistant

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Job Reference EPSEDJOBS/19393/13984

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Temporary - Part Time Contract Details: Fixed Term until August 2027 in the first instance Salary: EHCC Grade B/C - Dependent on experience Actual Salary Pro Rata - £14,804 - £15,669 Working Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 1.30pm including lunch duty Establishment Name and Location: Wellstead Primary School, Wellstead Way, Southampton Closing Date: 13/11/2026 Job Category: Support Local Authority: Hampshire Phase of Education: Primary

Job Introduction

Vacancy: Learning Support Assistant 

Part-time - 25 hours per week

Hours 8.30-1.30 including lunch duty 

EHCC Grade B/C - Dependent on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our friendly school to join our highly valued support staff team. We are looking for a flexible, child-centred professional with a ‘can do’ outlook to work in our forward-thinking, inclusive primary school. 

The role will be based in KS2, although support staff members are used flexibly across the school. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working as an LSA in a school setting, directly supporting children’s learning and positive pupil engagement in lessons. The role would be a mixture of supporting children’s learning and progress in the class during lessons, and working proactively to deliver interventions and small group or 1:1 work at other times, as directed by teachers. You would be expected to use a high level of questioning, ongoing assessment and feedback to support children’s progress. A core element of the role is supporting our children with special educational needs, both in terms of learning and also those with social and emotional needs, and so excellent behaviour management skills are needed, balanced with empathy and caring.

We strongly believe in professional development for all, and invest significantly in the training and development of our support staff team, so that they can do their very best for the children at Wellstead. 

The salary offered is Grade B/C and is dependent on experience.  

It is important to us that we recruit someone who believes in our school ethos of “Sowing the Seeds of Success” and works hard to demonstrate our core values:

Job specification

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working in a school setting 

• Have GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths 

• Have good IT skills 

• Be flexible and proactive and enjoy the challenge of a varied work day 

• Be good role model to children and have high expectations of themselves and others 

• Have good communication skills - communicating effectively with parents making good relationships with them

• Work with the Class teacher, Year Leader, school SENCO and other outside advisory agencies to ensure that the school is meeting the child’s needs effectively 

• Be sensitive and kind, building a trusted relationships with the children that you are working with 

• Uphold confidentiality at all times

• Be patient and remain calm under pressure 

• Be prepared to become fully involved in the life of our school and community

Person Specification

In addition, we are looking for someone who:

• has experience of working with children, ideally in a school setting has experience of supporting children with special educational needs, or a strong desire to develop their skills in this area

• has good English, Maths and ICT skills 

• is flexible and proactive, and enjoys the challenge of a varied work day has excellent behaviour management skills and high expectations of all pupils