Individual Needs Assistant

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £10096.31

Individual Needs Assistant job summary

✨ Make a Difference Every Day as an Individual Needs Assistant!
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Individual Needs Assistant to support students with a range of additional needs, helping them to thrive both academically and personally. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in young people's lives and enjoy working as part of a supportive team, this is a rewarding opportunity. You will provide one-to-one and small group support, assist in delivering inclusive learning, encourage positive behaviour, monitor student progress, and help create a safe, nurturing environment where every student can succeed.
Who We're Looking For:
✅ Providing one-to-one and small group support for students with additional needs
✅ Assisting teachers in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons
✅ Supporting students with personal care, wellbeing, and independence where required
✅ Encouraging positive behaviour and promoting social inclusion throughout the school day
✅ Monitoring progress and working collaboratively with teachers, parents, and external professionals
Ready to Inspire?
Join us in shaping bright futures. Apply today and bring your energy, creativity, and passion to a place where your teaching truly matters.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 808 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Brighton Aldridge Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brighton-aldridge-community-academy

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) is a sponsored academy and is part of the Aldridge Education MAT. We are a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational academy in Brighton, East Sussex. We specialists in Sports and Entrepreneurship.

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