Personalised Learning Assistant

Solentacademiestrust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Portsmouth is hiring Personalised Learning Assistants. You will work with pupils with severe learning difficulties, providing support for their educational and medical needs. The role demands flexibility and a commitment to helping children thrive in a supportive school environment. Salary ranges from £19,425 to £20,394 for term time only, with additional benefits including a local government pension, professional development opportunities, and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Wellbeing Inset Day

Free onsite parking

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work with children who have severe learning difficulties.
• Commitment to supporting high needs pupils.
• Willingness to assist with medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in learning and development.
• Collaborate with teachers.
• Assist in daily tasks and needs.

Skills

Flexibility

Energy

Resilience

Job description

As the founding school of Solent Academies Trust, Mary Rose is a consistently 'Outstanding' Specialist Sports College which caters for pupils aged 3-19.

Personal attributes

All pupils attending Mary Rose have profound or severe learning difficulties alongside a diverse range of diagnoses and needs, including Autism and highly complex medical conditions.

We wish to recruit Personalised Learning Assistants to work collaboratively with our growing team of teachers to support our pupils in their learning and development in all aspects of life, as well as supporting their medical needs.

As an individual you will need to be flexible, energetic, resilient and committed to working with children, who need high levels of support in order to learn.

Salary & Benefits

Band 4 + SEN Allowance

32.5 hours a week, working term time only

Term time only salary £19,425 - £20,394

By joining the Mary Rose Academy team, we offer you:

• SEN Allowance with an increase after 3 and 5 years of service
• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking school
• A happy, committed and supportive community
• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Free onsite parking
• Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
• CPD opportunities to support Career development
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Salary Extras Employee Benefits Platform
• EarlyPay – on demand pay

The hours for these roles are Monday 8.30am – 3.30pm and fortnightly until 4.30pm, Tuesday – Thursday 8.30am – 3.45pm and Friday 8.15am – 2.30pm. 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.

Location

Mary Rose Academy
Gisors Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 8GT

Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form accompanied by a letter of application

Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.

Please note, this is a rolling advert with interviews scheduled for:

23/09/25, 19/11/25, 22/01/26, 10/03/26, 28/04/26 and 16/06/26.

Equal opportunities

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.