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Learning Support Assistant - Dove House Academy
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Learning Support Assistants
Band 4
32.5 hours a week, term time only, permanent.
FTE Salary £26,034 - £27,347
Actual Salary £19,833 - £20,833 + SEN Allowance
Dove House is seeking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic, confident, and highly motivated learning support assistants to join our fantastic support team on a permanent basis.
Dove House is a popular, successful, and highly regarded school in Basingstoke, for students with moderate/severe learning difficulties and autism, aged between 11-19. We are proud to be an ‘Outstanding’ school but retain our passion to keep moving forward.
In this key position, you will provide:
- Learning and care support, including personal intimate care, for pupils with special educational needs.
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
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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 onsite Fitness Suite
- CPD opportunities to support Career development
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Employee Benefits Platform
The hours for these roles are:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8.30am – 3.15pm
- Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm
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.
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We currently have full time and part-time positions available.
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 Talent team talent@solentacademiestrust.info.
Closing Date for applications is Monday 28th September 2026, 9am
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 13th October 2026.
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.
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