Closing Date: Thursday 22nd January 2026 mid-day

Interview Date: Monday 26th January 2026

Job start: Monday 23rd February 2026

Contract: Initially one-year contract

Salary Details: Grade B–C depending on experience, equates to £18,630-£19,980 pro rata (FTE £24,796-£26,244)

Hours of Work: 5 days per week, 32.5 hours a week 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. term time only

Job/Person Summary

We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work within our inclusive, successful village primary school.

We are proud to be a Church of England school and provide a happy, stimulated environment in which every pupil feels secure. We focus on our values of ‘Love, Courage and Community’ to support all our amazing pupils and every member of our hard working staff works together to educate and develop each child on their learning journey over their seven years in primary school.

At Bentley CE Primary School, we aim to secure outstanding outcomes for all our pupils and are looking for an LSA who:

• Has a passion for working with children, helping them improve in character through developing their resilience and mindset as well as in qualification
• Is committed to an inclusive environment, adapting plans and approaches to meet the differing needs of children and bring out the best in them
• Is a team player, able to inspire and work in partnership with staff, parents and pupils
• Has a calm, positive and nurturing approach and is able to work independently and show initiative
• Knows and is interested in how children learn
• Has knowledge of phonics (although training can be given)
• Knows the importance of keeping children safe
• Has high expectations for themselves and their pupils  
• Will support effective lunch and playtime cover as a Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant within this role

Desirable skills and experience;

• Knowledge of how primary schools work (systems/policies/experience)
• A clear understanding about how to support learning in the classroom, and to support good behaviour management within school expectations
• Experience and qualifications relevant to the role e.g. child development degree, teaching degree
• Experience working with children in an educational setting, as work or as a regular volunteer
• Positive and effective experience in supporting young children with special needs

Essential;

• Empathy and kindness to support pupils needs
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Good communication skills
• Flexible and child centred
• Ability to work well within a team
• An interested learner who will research and think how to support the needs of our pupils

As a school we will offer;

• A rewarding and very fulfilling role within our Church School community in a lovely rural village
• Amazing children to work with
• A great staff team to work alongside
• Training and support to help your induction and development

Application Procedure

A show round of the school will be given as part of the interview process.  Please visit our school website to give you more information about the school.  If you have any specific questions about the role or school please send these to the office by email recruitment@bentley.hants.sch.uk  clearly stating your phone number and availability of times to take a call before or after school hours if possible, and we will get back to you.

All applications must be made using the Hampshire application form and emailed to recruitment@bentley.hants.sch.uk.

We will not accept CV applications.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Bentley CE Primary School and Hampshire County Council 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 (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.