Learning Support Assistant

Dove House School; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dove House School is seeking enthusiastic learning support assistants to join their dedicated support team on a permanent basis. The role involves providing essential support for students with moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism, promoting a positive learning environment while working 32.5 hours per week during term time. The position offers various benefits including professional development opportunities, a pension scheme, and wellbeing initiatives, aiming to foster a supportive community for both staff and pupils.

Benefits

Excellent staff induction

Professional development opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Increase in paid weeks after 5 years

SEN Allowance

Life Insurance

Wellbeing Inset Day

Free onsite parking

Employee Referral Scheme

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience working with primary or secondary pupils with complex special needs is advantageous.
• Must demonstrate empathy, tact, and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning and care support for students with special educational needs.
• Manage own time effectively and use initiative.

Skills

Empathy

Sensitivity

Time Management

Job description

Dove House is seeking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic, confident, and highly motivated learning support assistants to join our fantastic support team on a permanent basis.

Personal attributes

Dove House is a popular, successful, and highly regarded school in Basingstoke, for students with moderate/severe learning difficulties and autism, aged between 11-19. We are proud to be an ‘Outstanding’ school but retain our passion to keep moving forward.

In this key position, you will provide learning and care support for students with special educational needs.

You must be able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, tact and resilience when dealing with challenging circumstances, as well as being able to use your initiative and manage your own time well.

Experience of working with primary or secondary pupils with complex special needs would be advantageous.

Training will be given to the successful candidate.

Salary & Benefits

Band 4

32.5 hours a week, term time only, permanent.

We offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking Trust
• A happy, committed, and supportive community
• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
• Increase in paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
• SEN Allowance with an increase after 3 and 5 years of service
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Free onsite parking
• CPD opportunities to support Career development
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee Benefits Platform

The hours for these roles are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8.30am – 3.15pm and Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm. You will work for 39 weeks of the year; however, you will be paid for 45.1 weeks. Your salary will be paid over 12 months of the year.

Location

Dove House Academy
Sutton Road
Oakridge, Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 5SU

If you want to make a positive difference and enrich the lives of our pupils, then this could be the school for you!

Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form. For more details, please visit our website http://solent-trust.net .

Closing Date for applications is Wednesday 2 nd July 2025, 9am.

Interviews will be held Wednesday 9 th July 2025.

Equal opportunities

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies 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 an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.