Job Description

Teaching Assistant Vacancy

33 hours per week, term time only

Band 4 + SEN Allowance

Term time only salary £20,137 - £21,152 plus SEN Allowance

Annual FTE salary £26,034 - £27,347

Littlegreen Academy is seeking to appoint a high quality, compassionate and committed teaching assistant to join our Littlegreen Academy, a SEMH school for boys aged 7 – 16 years, close to Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle.

Littlegreen became a member of Solent Academies Trust on 1st January 2019. We are an outstanding trust and learning community that includes Mary Rose Academy, Cliffdale Primary Academy and Redwood Park Academy. Our Trust has a successful track record of developing and supporting staff to make sure they gain the skills and experience necessary to enable our pupils to achieve great things.

We are looking for teaching assistants who have high expectations and lots of energy! You need to enjoy working with children with special educational needs, be resilient and able to positively support our amazing pupils. We offer you the opportunity to bring your enthusiasm and skills to Littlegreen, to ensure our pupils achieve their very best.

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

We believe that when relationship thrive, people thrive – and so do the children and young people we serve.

By joining the Littlegreen Academy team, we offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high-quality professional development aligned in relation leadership and HR excellence
• A culture rooted in relational practice, belonging, and wellbeing
• 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
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
• Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
• SEN Allowance, which increases after 3 and 5 years of service
• CPD opportunities to support Career development
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Salary Extras Employee Benefits Platform

The hours for this role are Monday – Wednesday 8.15am – 3.20pm, Thursday 8.15am – 3.20pm and until 4.20pm every other Thursday and Friday 8.15am – 2.05pm. 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.

For more details, please visit our Jobs Board Littlegreen Academy | SAMpeople Recruit

For any questions, please email our Talent team talent@solentacademiestrust.info

Closing date for applications is Thursday 5th November 2026, 9am

Interviews will be held on Friday 13th November 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.