Individual Needs Assistant

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,816.00 Annually (Actual)

Individual Needs Assistant job summary

Individual Needs Assistant - (Cavendish School Primary Phase)

Single Status 3, Point 7

£24,796 pro rata, Actual Pay £18,816

32.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 08.15am - 3.15 pm)

Term Time Only plus INSET days

Fixed Term attached to the pupil

Closing date: 9am 12 March 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 16 March 2026

Starting date: As soon as possible

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

Cavendish School, Eastbourne, is looking for a highly motivated and committed Individual Needs Assistant who is passionate and enthusiastic to join in the continued development and success of our Primary Phase as part of our exciting all through status. If you have the skills, drive and enthusiasm this could be the perfect role for you.

We are looking for an Individual Needs Assistant to work in our primary phase, to assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupils to whom you are assigned to, to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them.

This school offers:

• A strong and visionary leadership

• To be part of a vibrant community

• To be part of an exciting new environment in our all-through campus.

• The school was identified by OFSTED as ‘Outstanding’ in January 2025

• Excellent CPD opportunities for all levels and interests

• Staff Wellbeing: a genuine focus on staff wellbeing

• Pupils who are motivated and keen to learn

The successful candidate will need;

• to have experience of supporting children in a classroom environment,

• to have knowledge and understanding of child development

• to be effective in establishing good relationships with pupils, staff and parents

• to have excellent organisation skills

The successful candidate will be responsible for pupils' learning and wellbeing, sharing good practice in the classroom setting and at play/lunchtimes and one to one SEN pupil support.

You will join a team of dedicated and caring staff in establishing outstanding provision, learning and progress for all our pupils.

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process https://cet.uk/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application, if you have any questions please email hr@cet.uk

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check 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. We give high priority to promoting diversity throughout the school

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 The Cavendish School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1372 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cavendish School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-school

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

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