Teaching Assistant

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Start date: September 2026 fixed term until 21 July 2027

3 days (18.75 hours) per week, term time only

Support grade C £24,796 - £25,185 fte (actual starting salary £10,506.83 - £10,671.66)

At Northlands Wood Primary Academy, we are committed to providing high-quality learning for every child. We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant.

The successful candidate will: 

• Have experience of working with groups of children in EYFS, KS1 or KS2

• Be able to support pupils to access the curriculum within a mainstream class;

• Be expected to deliver intervention programmes to groups of children. 

• Have a passion and motivation for improving the lives of all children;

• Have an optimistic attitude and be flexible to the demands of the job;

• Demonstrate versatility, tact, commitment and the ability to use initiative;

• Be patient and able to stay calm and listen and value children’s views;

• Be able to work as part of a team and be expected to contribute to its development;

• Have the ability to strictly maintain confidentiality;

• Be suitably qualified for the post of Teaching Assistant i.e. to have good basic literacy and numeracy skills (to GCSE level or above) and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

• Have experience of some behaviour management techniques.

In return we can offer you:

• Wonderful children who thrive in a high quality learning culture; 

• Skilled and friendly colleagues who strive to do the best for the children in their care;

• A strong ethos of care, respect and concern for each other. 

We would welcome applicants with previous experience and appropriate qualifications. If you are looking for a role that will challenge and test your skill set and you would like to join our team, please download the for further information. If you have any questions on job specifics, please contact our school office on View phone number on tes.com or   View email address on tes.com Tours/visits are warmly encouraged and can also be arranged by ringing this number. We look forward to receiving your application.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received. 

Sussex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to the equality of opportunity. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full disclosure and barring service check before appointment is confirmed, along with other relevant pre-employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment and KCSIE.