Teaching Assistant

Northlands Wood Primary Academy, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3RX

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Support grade C £24,796 - £25,185 fte (actual starting salary £10,506.83 - £10,671.66)

Teaching Assistant job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Start date: September 2026

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 Job Description for further information. If you have any questions on job specifics, please contact our school office on 01444 455 653 or  office@northlandswood.co.uk 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. 

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 Northlands Wood Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northlands Wood Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northlands-wood-primary-academy

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