At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children with special educational needs and assist in their learning journey.
- Company: Hawthorns Primary School, a caring and supportive community-focused school.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, local government pension, staff wellbeing programmes, and retail discounts.
- Other info: Opportunity for HLTA training and collaborative work across 11 schools.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while growing your career in education.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Teaching Assistant or working with children with special needs is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 25614 - 26016 £ per year.
Required: November 2026 or as soon as practicable
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks plus 5.8 weeks annual leave entitlement)
Salary: NJC Grade 3, SCP 3-4, £25,614 to £26,016 p.a. pro rata. Actual starting salary - £17,493.13 p.a.
We are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our team to help support the needs of our children with SEND, EHCP and SEMH. This will entail working flexibly across the school, including within our enhanced provisions as appropriate. Knowledge of supporting children with Communication and Interaction needs such as autism and speech and language difficulties would be an advantage.
You will also be expected to undertake Midday Meals duties each day. Ideally you are already a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with children in an educational setting and/or have other experience in working with children with special educational needs and are looking to progress your career into education.
Hawthorns Primary School and Nursery is a friendly, happy and caring one-form entry primary school in West Sussex, which has a fantastic and supportive staff team and is well respected within the local community. We have high expectations and a school-wide commitment to improve children’s learning and staff expertise and professional development.
A supportive environment in which to grow with an opportunity to be considered for HLTA training for the right candidate.
Collaborative working across all 11 schools in the trust. Employee Benefits including Local Government Pension, Staff wellbeing (Employee Assistance Program) and staff retail discounts.
Closing Date: Friday 20th November
Interview Date: W/c Monday 23rd November
Safeguarding Statement: Hawthorns Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references. Hawthorns Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. This post is subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references, qualifications, health, enhanced DBS checks and online social media searches. Hawthorns Primary School is part of the Schoolsworks Academy Trust and the Trust is fully committed to supporting the career development of all its staff.
Teaching Assistant - Hawthorns Primary School in Worthing employer: Schools
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