Job Introduction
1 : 1 Special Needs Assistant
- Closing date : 13 June 2025 – 5pm
- Interview date(s):
- Job start date: 1 September 2025
- Contract/Hours: 26.25 hours per week (term-time only) with flexibility to divide weekly hours between two applicants on a job-share.
- Key Stage: KS1
- Salary Type: B - £24,027 - £24,348 pro rata
- Location of role: Hook with Warsash C of E Academy
- Contact email address: a.willmott@warsash.hants.sch.uk
Job/Person Summary
Hook with Warsash C of E Academy are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to start in September. The role will involve 1:1 support for a child with an EHCP in Year R. You will be working with an experienced and dedicated team and will be modelling good behavioural strategies. Under the direction of the teacher you will work together to ensure the child thrives and has positive and successful learning experiences every day.
Training and support will be provided
This is a “GOOD” school as per OFSTED rating that provides bespoke support for the children in the classroom.
To apply as a Learning Support Assistant, you must have:
- A commitment to ensuring the safety of all pupils in the school
- Sunny, warm and positive disposition
- Clear, firm speaking voice modelling well spoken English
- Confidence to enforce school rules and have high expectations around behaviour
- Experience of working with children
- Excellent communication skills which enable positive resolutions of difficult situations
- Ability to listen effectively
- High level of self-motivation and the ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team and to establish good working relationships
- Motivation to read research for knowledge
- Able to use Microsoft Word
- Flexibility to support children some lunchtimes or support in other classes during staff absence
We can offer
- A rewarding and very fulfilling role within our Church School community
- A strong team of committed, friendly and supportive colleagues
- A rights, respecting school with friendly and caring children who are keen to learn
- The opportunity to make a difference
- Training and support to help your induction and development
- This role requires a high degree of integrity and a full understanding of the confidentiality of the issues some children may have.
- This role is a temporary position and will last for the duration of the enrolment of the child at our school.
This role requires a high degree of integrity and a full understanding of the confidentiality of the issues some children may have.
This role is a temporary position and will last for the duration of the enrolment of the child at our school.
Application Procedure
Visits to the school are welcome and warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01489 572393 to make an appointment.
For an information pack and application form, please email a.willmott@warsash.hants.sch.uk
Applications can be submitted by post or emailed to Ann Willmott, Business Manager to the above address.
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.
