Job Introduction
Petersgate Infant School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school tucked away within the village of Clanfield, located in the South Downs. This is a school with a big heart, with the aim to provide the very best for the children and community we serve. We believe that by ‘Working together to achieve the best’ we can be a team around the child to help to nurture and develop every child to ensure they enjoy learning. We are a caring, supportive & inclusive school community, who work closely and in partnership with families and the wider community. Our school is set within extensive grounds used for outdoor learning opportunities and we fully understand the positive impact that learning outside can have on emotional health and well-being. Here at Petersgate we are proud to be a myHappymind school, which along with the SCARF Values of Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship, encompasses the strong focus we have in developing the children academically, but also emotionally.
We are seeking an experienced Learning Support Assistant to deliver targeted interventions to individuals and small groups of children. Experience delivering interventions such as, speech and language therapy, phonics interventions, sensory circuits and pre/post teaching is desirable.
The successful candidate will:
- Develop and maintain good relationships with the children and promote their self-esteem, confidence and self-worth
- Have a least GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths & English
- Have experience of working with pupils in school setting
- Have experience working with a range of needs including speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and/or children who are neuro-divergent
- Be able to deliver interventions and/or programmes and feed key information back to the teacher
- Be able to work with the teacher to plan and deliver learning activities (including those defined in programmes from professionals)
- Have a firm, sensitive and effective approach towards positive behaviour management
- Able to liaise with outside agencies
- Have a calm, caring approach towards children
- Be happy to work both inside and out, no matter what the weather!
- Have high expectations
- Be able to work independently and with initiative to adapt to situations as they arise
- Be resilient, flexible, organised and resourceful
- Have an understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding
- Have good communication skills
- Be a team player and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Have a sense of humour!
As well as:
- Be prepared to undertake further professional development
- Have experience working in a school
In return, we can offer:
- A successful, welcoming, inclusive and caring school
- Friendly and motivated children who are eager to learn
- Hard working, committed and supportive colleagues
- A bright and vibrant environment, both inside and outside
- A fully comprehensive continuing professional development (CPD) package and rigorous appraisal process which supports your personal and professional development
Application Procedure
For more information about the school and our team, please look at our website https://www.petersgateinfantschool.co.uk/
Visits to the school are highly recommended, warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please email Laura Carter adminoffice@petersgate-inf.hants.sch.uk for an application pack or to arrange a visit.
All applications must be on the HCC Support Staff Application form and emailed to the above address before the deadline to be considered. Please note that Petersgate Infant School reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Closing date: Friday 10th July at 12noon
Interview date: Monday 20th July
Start date: September 2026
Contract/Hours: Permanent, 23.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Safer Recruitment
We 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.
