Job Description

Learning Support Assistant and SEND Administrator

Term Time Only inclusive of Inset Days

32 paid hour per week

8.15am - 3.25 pm Monday - Thursday

8.15am - 2.30pm Friday

Salary: Grade 3 25,186 - 26,246 per annum fte; actual salary 18,934 - 19,730

Start Date: as soon as available

Costello is a Good school with Outstanding features - Ofsted, Nov 2021

The Costello School, situated in Basingstoke, North Hampshire, is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant to join our amazing team of LSAs.

Our Ofsted inspection judged us as

Good with Outstanding features

, and said that 'Leaders, teachers and support staff work together as a tight-knit team to meet these pupils' pastoral and academic needs very well. Good relationships between staff and pupils ensure typically calm, respectful behaviour across the school. Pupils enjoy school and feel happy and proud to be here.

The successful candidate will be pastorally minded and have the passion and skills to support students in class and through intervention programmes to become independent learners.

Please note the daily hours outlined include a 35 minute unpaid daily lunch break. The SEND Administrator role is an add-on to a Learning Support Assistant role. Your daily hours' allocation for these 2 roles will be: SEND Administrator duties 8.15am - 12 noon; Learning Support Assistant duties 12.00 noon - 3.25pm.

Example of some of the role's responsibilities - LSA:

To provide support for the curriculum by working in-class with students Where necessary, to deliver one-to-one or small-group programmes To support students with extra literacy or numeracy work during registration periods To monitor and help students work towards their learning targets in the classroom To support students' individual needs, which may involve reading information, notetaking/ scribing/organising/collecting work and explaining the lesson and homework tasks/exam arrangements/testing To support the teachers' delivery of the curriculum by knowing how to make work more accessible for students To communicate concerns and news of progress with the SENDCO, SEND Department and teachers To attend such courses as will support professional development
Example of some of the role's responsibilities - SEND Administrator:

Support the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo in completing Passports. Allocate LSAs and arrange informal and BT assessments according to the student's access arrangements. Collect centre-based evidence for inspection files. Collect evidence and feedback from teaching and non-teaching staff for Needs Assessments and Annual Reviews Plan, lead and review intervention for literacy and numeracy, including intervention for students on a Personalised Curriculum completing sessions on programmes, such as iAchieve and AQA Unit Award. Arrange baseline SEND Tests
The ideal candidate will have formal qualifications up to GCSE (including minimum Grade C GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths) with sound ICT skills and proven administrative skills. The ability to communicate in a professional and effective manner is essential.

Are you able to:

Inspire and innovate?

Nurture and develop (yourself as well as others)?

Commit to, and raise further, high achievement and motivation?

Optimise learning for all?

In return we recognise your skills and commitment to us:

- A strong and extensive CPD programme

- Great facilities

- Being part of something bigger as part of the high performing Bohunt Education Trust

- Amazing students and Wonderful colleagues

If you feel you have the right skills for this post please visit our website (https://www.costelloschool.co.uk/about/vacancies/) for an application form. Please submit your application to Jana Niebauerova, HR Assistant, The Costello School, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL, Tel: 01256 321263, (HR@costello.hants.sch.uk). For your information please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications

: Monday 2nd February 2026 9.00 am

Applicants are welcome to come and have a tour of the school and meet the team at any point. We reserve the right to interview early for suitable candidates.

Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships . The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks (including a self-disclosure form), online/social media checks and satisfactory references.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 13.05-13.60 per hour

Expected hours: 32 per week

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/02/2026