KS1KS2 Teaching Assistant Individual Needs Assistant (West Rise Primary School)

Hours of work: 27.5 per week
Working pattern: Part-time Term-time only (working for39weeks per year plus6.05weeks annual leave)
(As the position is part-time/term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)
Fixed term until: 22.02.2027

Closing date: 06.03.2026 at Midday
Interview date: 11.03.2026

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

West Rise Primary School
Chaffinch Road
Langney
Eastbourne.
BN23 7SL

Website: West Rise Primary School Eastbourne

Please note we do not accept CVs.

We are seeking an outstanding KS1/KS2 Teaching Assistant/INA who will help our children flourish and grow embodying our core values of Kind Respectful Safe.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic caring and committed to enabling every child to thrive.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a passionate and experienced Teaching Assistant/INA with recent experience of working in Primary Education with children who have a broad range of special educational needs and disabilities including Autism and Speech and Language Communication Needs.
• Is able to work within our experienced team of Individual Needs Assistants to support our highest needs children.
• Is able to provide emotional regulation and pastoral support to the children they work with.
• Has an exceptional personality with positivity energy and resilience.
• Is an excellent communicator and has a clear understanding of the expectations of the role of a Teaching Assistant.
• Has experience in using Makaton with children or is willing to learn.
• Is able to show a commitment to the ethos and vision of our school which provides wellbeing first for all.

What we can offer you:

• A welcoming supportive and friendly school community.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• The chance to make a meaningful difference in a childs life every day.

If you are passionate about helping children thrive and want to be part of a nurturing forward thinking school we would love to hear from you.

If you are passionate about helping children thrive and want to be part of a nurturing forward thinking school we would love to hear from you.

A visit to our school is always a pleasure and we would be delighted to show you what makes West Rise Primary so special. To find out more about us please visit our website: .

For further information and an application pack please email us at or telephone on .

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted