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Teaching Assistant
East Grinstead
Permanent position starting July 2025 / September 2025
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am-5:00pm (term time only)

** Interviews imminent **

Are you passionate about working with children and making a meaningful difference every day? We are currently working with a unique setting who are looking to recruit several teaching assistants to work their pupils on a one-to-one basis.

If you have ever wanted to work with young people or are already working within education, but are looking to specialise in a SEND environment, this is a fabulous team to join a team where training and support are plentiful.

What you'll be doing:

Delivering daily 1:1 teaching sessions under the guidance of experienced teaching staff
Assisting with the development and delivery of individualised learning programmes
Supervising pupils during playtime and lunch on a rota basis
Supporting extra-curricular and therapeutic activities, including swimming, horse riding, running, and trampolining
Contributing to the preparation and organisation of teaching materials
Providing personal care to pupils when required
Collecting and recording learning data and maintaining progress evidence
Working collaboratively within a classroom team, using behaviourally based instructionYou don't need experience in a teaching assistant role previously, but what you will need is:

To be proactive, caring, and enthusiastic about supporting children
To have excellent communication skills and a collaborative team spirit
Be comfortable with providing personal care and participating in physical activities with students
A keen interest in developing a career working with children and young adultsThere is lots of scope for development and progression with this school with regular performance reviews and feedback sessions so you can hone your skills, consistent mentoring support from colleagues along with the opportunity to work towards full time teaching duties for those that want to develop their career in this direction.

We are keen to speak to anyone who is seeking an opportunity such as this one, and look forward to receiving your CV. Or if you would like to find out more and discuss this and other opportunities we are working on within education, please call Karen on (phone number removed).

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