Job Introduction
Dove House is an Outstanding school and is one of five schools within Solent Academies Trust. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, confident, and highly motivated higher level teaching assistant to join our fantastic support team on a permanent basis from September 2026.
Dove House is a popular, successful, and highly regarded school in Basingstoke, for students with severe and moderate learning difficulties and autism, aged between 11-19.
In this key position you provide PPA, and absence cover for teachers, enabling pupils with a wide range of additional needs to access learning and achieve by planning, supervising and assisting pupils across a wide range of activities and supported learning activities
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.
Our Relational Culture Charter guides us to work together and support each other through:
- Valuing Difference
- Effective Communication
- High Challenge & High Support to Empower
- Respect for All
- Solution-Focused Approaches
We believe that when relationships thrive, people thrive – and so do the children and young people we serve.
By joining Dove House Academy, we offer you:
- Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development aligned in relational leadership and HR excellence
- A culture rooted in relational practice, belonging, and well-being
- A workplace where your values, voice, and contribution truly matter
- Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
- Competitive employer pension contribution
- 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
- Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
- Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
- Free onsite parking
- Access to our on-site Fitness Suite
- CPD opportunities to support Career development
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Salary Extras Employee Benefit Platform
The hours for are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8am – 4pm, Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm and Friday 8am – 3.30pm. 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.
If you want to make a positive difference and enrich the lives of our pupils, then this could be the school for you!
For more details, please visit our jobs board Dove House Academy | SAMpeople Recruit
For any questions, please email our HR team recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 1st September 2026, 9am
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 9th September 2026.
Safer Recruitment
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.
