Teaching Assistant / After School Playworker
Hankham Primary School, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5AY90 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Teaching Assistant from 13:30 – 15:30 (10 hours per week) Single Status point 7 £24,027 pro rata (pay award pending) Club Playworker from 15:30 – 17:00 Mon to Thurs and 15:30 – 16:30 on Fridays (7 hours) Single Status point 4 £23,656 pro rata, (pay award pending) Total hours per week – 17 hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 2 Years
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,656 to £24,027 (pay award pending)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone with a positive can-do attitude, who can use their own initiative and work as part of a team, to cover the following roles as soon as possible from September / October 2025:
The successful candidate will join a well-established, highly committed team of staff and children, working in an inspirational and vibrant environment. You will need a good rapport with children and the ability to communicate with them clearly and calmly.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a good level of literacy and mathematical skills
- Be dedicated to providing a secure and inspiring learning environment where children can thrive
- Be effective in establishing positive, professional relationships with pupils, staff and parents
- Support the daily planned activities for the children
- Responsible for keeping records and providing feedback to the class teacher in relation to children's progress and achievement
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing support
Further information about the job
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please telephone to make an appointment.
Please either visit the school's website or telephone for an application pack.
The interview process will commence on 8th September 2025. We will consider each application upon receipt and interview accordingly. We will be accepting applicants throughout the interview process until 24th October 2025. The role will be open until filled. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applicants for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hankham Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hankham Primary School website
- Email address
- office@hankham.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01323 763265
Hankham Primary School is a small rural primary school set in the idyllic hamlet of Hankham, which lies between Eastbourne and Hailsham. Visitors to our school regularly comment on its beautiful setting. It’s such a lovely place to work!
Our pupils are caring and well behaved and our staff team is small and supportive of each other, and of the school’s values. Being a small school allows us to really get to know our pupils and the school has a "family feel".
Arranging a visit to Hankham Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hankham.e-sussex.sch.uk.
School location
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