Teaching Assistant

Greenway Junior School, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2JS

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 December 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Associate 2, Point 1 - Actual Salary: £18,368.65

Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about supporting children to thrive and reach their full potential? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant and welcoming school. 

Your opportunity

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and proactive Teaching Assistant who will play a vital role in supporting both the class teacher and our SENCo to deliver outstanding learning experiences. If you have a strong interest or experience in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), we’d love to hear from you!

About Greenway Junior School

Greenway Junior School is a three-form entry Junior School in Horsham, where the whole school community is committed to lifelong learning for all. Children at Greenway enjoy actively learning with a vibrant cross curricular approach.  Our core values of integrity, courage, aspiration, compassion and respect ensure our pupils become active, positive and resilient young people. 

Greenway joined GLF Schools in September 2022 and we are  benefitting from sharing excellent resources, CPD and best practice with other GLF schools.

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Greenway Junior School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Forge Wood Primary School, Kilnwood Vale Primary School, Southgate Primary School, Salfords Primary School, Lime Tree Primary School and Merstham Primary School.

 

What we're looking for

• A colleague with experience in supporting children with SEND
  
• Someone with high expectations who is committed to raising the achievement of all children
  
• The ability to use a variety of strategies to engage and support children in their learning
  
• A collaborative professional with the ability to contribute to provision planning
  
• An excellent role model to children, colleagues and parents, exemplifying our core principle of kindness
  
• A positive, open-minded professional actively supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the school
  
• A member of the team who can build strong relationships with the many stakeholders in a school
  

Join Our Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
  
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education.

Our Employment Offer

• GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish:
  
• Access to our highly competitive pension scheme (LGPS)
  
• Flexible working options
  
• Generous holiday allowance
  
• Work life and family friendly policies
  
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
  
• Career pathways and talent management
  
• Access to a staff benefits portal
  
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm. 

Term Time: 39 weeks per year (including INSET days). 

Salary: GLF Associate 2, point 1 - £23,651

Actual Salary: £18,368.65

Start Date: As soon as possible

 

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 Greenway Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 307 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Greenway Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenway-academy

Greenway Academy is a KS2 School with a vibrant learning community which offers support for the development of all children

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