Teaching Assistant

Shoreham Academy, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6YT

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £17,891.45 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Shoreham Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed full-time Teaching Assistant to join our team. The successful applicant will be expected to provide in-class support to students with a range of special educational needs.

The Learning Support department is a busy and productive part of the school and has a vibrant team of experienced leaders and support staff. The successful applicant will be expected to provide an appropriate level of support across the school.

Working hours are 30 hours per week during school hours 8.30 am - 3.00 pm, however we would also welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible hours or a job share. There are opportunities to do paid lunch duties and work additional hours outside the school day.

We are looking for a suitably experienced, enthusiastic, driven, hardworking individual who is able to use their own initiative and can relate to and establish an excellent rapport with students.

If you have the ambition and vision to secure the very best outcomes for all students and fulfil our requirements for this position, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

All new employees will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with Barred List information prior to working in school. Two satisfactory references are required from all successful applicants, one of which must be the current or most recent employer. Prohibition order checks are undertaken for all newly appointed teachers and support staff who will be engaged in ‘teaching work’.

All new employees will be required to complete a medical questionnaire.

United Learning reserve the right to request further checks for individuals that have ever lived or worked outside the UK. It is an individual’s obligation to meet these requirements by requesting a Certificate of Good Conduct from that country, or those countries, of residence and (for teachers) a Letter of Professional Standing from the professional regulating authority in the country or those countries in which they worked.

All new employees will be required to read and sign the annual Staff Student Relationship letter upon joining the Academy.

All new employees are required to complete three online safeguarding modules prior to starting work.

Evidence of an individual’s right to work in the UK will be checked at interview. Verification of any mandatory professional qualifications and professional status; relevant certificates or a letter of confirmation from the awarding institution must be provided at interview.

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 Shoreham Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1759 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Shoreham Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shoreham-academy

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