Teaching Assistant Level 3

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,111.00 - £19,413.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant Level 3 job summary

TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 3 (Cavendish School - Primary)

Single Status Grade 4 Points 9 -10

32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Term Time Only (incl INSET days)

£25,185-£25,583 pro-rata

Actual Salary - £19,111 - £19,413

Permanent

Closing date: 9am Friday 10 April 2026

Interviews: Monday 20 April 2026

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!

Cavendish School (Primary) is a 2 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, delivering targeted interventions throughout the day. During the children's lunchtime, the post holders will be required to lead play and other activities, manage behaviour and support pupils across lunchtimes.

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

• someone who is open to feedback, reflective on their impact and eager to grow and evolve their own professional skills

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 opportunity to work in partnership with the Cavendish Education Trust

Our children deserve the very best. If you offer creativity and imagination with the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire pupils, combining professional integrity with high expectations of yourself and others, we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process via the recruitment platform mynewterm 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 The Cavendish School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1372 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cavendish School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-school

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

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