TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3 (SEND)

Stafford Junior School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8UA

48 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,519.00 - £18,812.00 Annually (Actual)

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3 (SEND) job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3 (SEND) - Stafford Junior School

32.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 08.20am-15.20pm)

Term Time Only (incl INSET days)

Single Status Grade 4 Points 9-10

Salary Range: £24,404 - £24,790 pro rata

Actual Pay: £18,519 - £18,812

Permanent

Closing date: 9am on Friday 5 September 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 09 September 2025

Start date: As soon as possible

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Teaching Assistant who can inspire and motivate pupils to be the very best that they can be. If you have the skills, drive and enthusiasm this could be the perfect role for you!

Stafford Junior School is a 3 form entry school with lovely school buildings, fantastic grounds and a great team. We are committed to developing the whole child and watching every pupil thrive and grow.

This role will be primarily working with SEND pupils, working in small intervention groups to support Quality First teaching and deliver targeted interventions. During the children's break and lunchtime, the post holders will be required to lead play and other activities, manage behaviour and support pupils in the playground.

The successful applicants will have good interpersonal skills and a calm approach to working with children and with other adults, as well as an enthusiasm for working in schools. We are looking for someone who is cheerful, reliable, flexible and hard working.

We are looking for

• someone who is kind, empathetic and builds self esteem

• a commitment to developing the whole child, both personally and academically

• strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good professional relationships very quickly with pupils and families

• someone who understands how children learn

• someone who is determined and resilient, calm under pressure and with high expectations of themselves

• creativity and the ability to think differently to inspire children to learn

• someone with a positive approach to behaviour, firm and fair and rigorous in following up positively

• integrity, tenacity and enthusiasm to fulfil the role

We are offering you:

• an ambitious and challenging place to work with children and staff who deserve the very best

• a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils

• high quality support and CPD to ensure you are successful

• a commitment to staff wellbeing - developing empowered staff who feel valued and know that they make a difference

The successful candidate will be responsible for pupils' learning and wellbeing, sharing good practice in the classroom setting and at play/lunchtimes and SEND pupil support. You will join a team of dedicated and caring staff in establishing outstanding provision, learning and progress for all our pupils.

Our children deserve the very best. If you offer creativity and integrity with the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire pupils, we would love to hear from you!

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process https://cet.uk/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application, if you have any questions please email hr@cet.uk

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. We give high priority to promoting diversity throughout the school

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 Stafford Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 364 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stafford Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stafford-junior-school

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