Job Introduction
Closing date: 3rd July 2026 at 12pm (we reserve the right to end the advert early if we recruit before this date)
Job Start Date: 1st September 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Salary Type: Support Staff
Salary Details: Grade B or C dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday – 8:45am to 3:20pm, term time only
We are seeking someone to work within our Speech and Language resource provision, who is an adaptable and supportive team member who puts children first, is willing to learn and work in a child-centred environment. If you feel that you have the skills and would like to make a real difference to children’s experience and learning and have high expectations but can allow children to be individuals then please continue reading!
At Stoke Park we can guarantee that we all work together to ensure that our children are developing life-long learning skills. Our school aims to ensure that the learning journey that the children are taking is an exciting one, with lots of fun. We wish to appoint enthusiastic learning support assistants to join our team. Our children enjoy working with caring and nurturing adults in creative and exciting learning environments.
We are looking for a learning support assistant who:
- Enjoys working with children and has a nurturing attitude and puts children’s needs first.
- Caring, calm and patient
- Able to work as part of a team, learning with and from other colleagues
- Enjoys working independently and with initiative
- able to work effectively with children to move their learning forward
- Highly organised and has good time management skills
- Flexible, proactive and resourceful
- Competency in literacy and numeracy
- Demonstrates high levels of emotional intelligence
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Able to provide written and verbal feedback to the class teacher as required
- Understands confidentiality and safeguarding procedures
In return we can offer:
- A vibrant and aspirational environment
- Opportunities to develop your practice
- Engaged and enthusiastic children
- A friendly, supportive and professional staff team
- A chance to make a real difference to children’s lives
- A fantastic woodland setting
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and recommended and we will be happy to show you around and talk to you more about the roles.
We are absolutely committed to safeguarding our children and our recruitment procedures are rigorous in this respect.
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.
To apply for this role, please complete the Support Staff Application Form which can be found on our website or attached below.
Stoke Park Infant School - Vacancies
Please return completed applications to the school business manager, Mrs Keogh:
Email: t.keogh@stokepark-inf.hants.sch.uk
