17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    8 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    20 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

West Sussex Grade 3 - £24,027

Additional allowances

Fringe Allowance £706 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Working Pattern:Term time only (38 weeks)

Hours:32.5hours per week

Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata):£17,695 + fringe allowance £519per annum

Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Do you want to support pupils with their learning and personal development?

Teaching Assistants play a crucial role in the classroom. We are seeking an individual who can support our teachers and motivate and encourage our pupils.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who is calm, confident and has the skills to be able to support classroom activities safely and can create a positive learning environment.

The role of Teaching Assistant is crucial in promoting the learning and personal development of all pupils; including but not exclusively, those with special education needs. To succeed in this role, you will need to:

  • provide support to the Teacher in the planning and evaluation of learning activities and support the delivery of learning activities
  • motivate and encourage students by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks
  • consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies.
  • Cover Lunch duty


What the school offers its staff

We truly value the experience,dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

  • Automatic annual pay increments
  • High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
  • A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
  • Generous public sector pension scheme
  • Discounts on retail & travel
  • Cycle 2 Work scheme
  • Charity giving

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

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About Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
434 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11

Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

At Desmond Anderson Primary Academy, we believe that every child deserves the best possible education. After all, an outstanding education leads to a lifetime of opportunity.

The academy is a dynamic, happy academy where our children ‘bubble with enthusiasm’ to learn. We cater for Reception to Year 6 children. It is an expanding school, which now has a published admissions number of 60 and will have a total capacity of 420 pupils. The academy also has a special facility for up to 20 pupils with autism and a nursery for children aged from 2 years.

Arranging a visit to Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@desmondandersonprimaryacademy.org.uk.

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