Teaching Assistant - to support children with behavioural issues.

Hangleton Primary School, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8LF

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,064.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant - to support children with behavioural issues. job summary

Compass Eko Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust formed on 1 April 2026 through the merger of The Compass Partnership of Schools (established 2017) and Eko Trust (established 2016).

The Trust comprises 28 schools across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, East London, Essex, Suffolk and Brighton, including primary, special and SEMH provision. We are a family of good and outstanding schools committed to strong outcomes for all children through high-quality teaching and a knowledge-rich curriculum.

Our schools operate within a clear educational framework, combining shared approaches to teaching and learning with each school’s local identity. To improve outcomes for children schools collaborate, share expertise and build on their strengths so that practice across the Trust benefits all pupils.

We are committed to inclusion in its fullest sense, ensuring every child, regardless of background or need, can succeed. Our shared vision supports children to become curious, enthusiastic, resilient and confident learners. As a civic trust, we play an active role in our communities, building strong partnerships while maintaining the distinct ethos of each school

Overall Job purpose:

Working under guidance, provide support in addressing the needs of pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Support for the Pupils

• Provide pastoral support to pupils
• Receive and supervise pupils excluded from, or otherwise not working to, a normal timetable
• Attend to pupils' personal needs and provide advice to assist their social, health and hygiene development
• Participate in comprehensive assessment of pupils to determine those in need of particular help
• Assist the teacher with the development and implementation of Individual Education / Behaviour / Support / Mentoring plans
• Support provision for pupils with special needs
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
• Develop 1:1 mentoring arrangements with pupils and provide support for distressed pupils

What You Bring

We are seeking a candidate who balances professional skill with genuine heart. The ideal applicant will have:

• Experience: Proven experience working with children of a relevant age, specifically those with significant needs and social/communication difficulties.
• Qualifications: Completion Teaching Assistant qualification or relevant
• Technical Knowledge: A solid understanding of the national curriculum, child development, and basic learning strategies (e.g., literacy and numeracy).
• Adaptability: The ability to work constructively within a team while self-evaluating your own learning needs.
• Essential Skills: Good numeracy/literacy skills and the ability to use ICT and other classroom technology effectively to support learning.

Our school can offer:

Supportive and friendly staff who work together as a team

Employee benefits scheme offering great discounts from a range of brands

Salary sacrifice schemes such as Cylce to Work

Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 access to a confidential employee helpline staffed by trained counsellors

Access to private GP services, counselling, financial wellbeing advice, physiotherapy, and other specialist services

Family-friendly policies and options for flexible working

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 Hangleton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hangleton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hangleton-primary-school-hove

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