Individual Needs Assistant
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PWThis job expired on 7 October 2026 – see similar jobs
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
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.
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
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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