KS1/KS2 Teaching Assistant / Individual Needs Assistant (West Rise Primary School)

Hours of work: 27.5 per week

Working pattern: Part-time, Term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave)

(As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

Fixed term until: 22.02.2027

Closing date: 06.03.2026 at Midday

Interview date: 11.03.2026

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

West Rise Primary School

Chaffinch Road,

Langney,

Eastbourne.

BN23 7SL‍

Website: West Rise Primary School, Eastbourne

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

We are seeking an outstanding KS1/KS2 Teaching Assistant/INA who will help our children flourish and grow, embodying our core values of Kind, Respectful, Safe.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, caring, and committed to enabling every child to thrive.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a passionate and experienced Teaching Assistant/INA with recent experience of working in Primary Education with children who have a broad range of special educational needs and disabilities including Autism and Speech and Language Communication Needs.
• Is able to work within our experienced team of Individual Needs Assistants to support our highest needs children.
• Is able to provide emotional regulation and pastoral support to the children they work with.
• Has an exceptional personality with positivity, energy and resilience.
• Is an excellent communicator and has a clear understanding of the expectations of the role of a Teaching Assistant.
• Has experience in using Makaton with children or is willing to learn.
• Is able to show a commitment to the ethos and vision of our school which provides wellbeing first for all.

What we can offer you:

• A welcoming, supportive and friendly school community.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• The chance to make a meaningful difference in a child’s life every day.

If you are passionate about helping children thrive and want to be part of a nurturing, forward thinking school, we would love to hear from you.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted

Additional Information

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.