Teaching Assistant 3

Hellingly Community Primary School, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4DS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 March 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: £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant 3 job summary

Hellingly Community Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Teaching Assistant 3 to join our team working across the whole school. You will need to be able to work well in a whole class or small group setting and will have the initiative to support children's learning journey.

Are you able to:-

Undertake practical, supervisory and support work in order to assist teachers in delivering quality learning to pupils?

Engage individual pupils and small groups in identified learning programmes eg phonics, reading, spelling, handwriting/presentation, maths, social skills and
behaviour?

Manage pupils in accordance with behaviour programmes?

Assist pupils with personal and medical care routines?

Ideally applicants would hold the Teaching Assistant 3 qualification.

The role will be from 8:45am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday including playtime break duties and MDSA duty, to start as soon as possible. This is a Fixed Term position until 22nd July 2026.

The successful candidate will be joining a very committed staff and their ability to work well within our team is crucial. Excellent support will be available from colleagues in both our school and from our colleagues as part of the Wandle Learning Trust.

We are able to offer you:-

A commitment to your continued professional development and career progression

A small community school with a pleasant working environment

A supportive and experienced team of teachers and leaders

Pleasant and cooperative children

Working within a federation

We support and encourage both staff and pupils through our school values of:-

Respect - We value others for who they are and always show respect

Achievement - We always try our best to achieve our full potential

Perseverance - We celebrate risks and are determined to never give up

Training and full induction to the school will be provided.

For more information please contact the school office on 01323 844346 or e-mail: finance@hellingly.e-sussex.sch.uk

To apply please follow this link https://mynewterm.com/jobs/151811/EDV-2026-HCPS-55879

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 Hellingly Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 242 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hellingly Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hellingly-community-primary-school-hailsham

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