Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant

Job details

Job role: - Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern: Part time: 39 weeks per year, 28.75 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Actual salary: Grade 5/6. Actual salary £16755 - £17564

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Good levels of Literacy and Numeracy NVQ level 2 or equivalent
• For Grade 6 – Level 3 TA qualification or equivalent
• Well-constructed and well-presented application, addressing the specific requirements of this post
• Experience of working with young people in the 11 – 16 age range
• Have sufficient understanding to support pupils’ learning, and be able to acquire further knowledge to contribute effectively and with confidence to the classes in which you are involved
• Knowledge of a range of strategies to promote good behaviour
• Ability to work with and support other colleagues
• Good oral and written communication skills The ability to develop effective relationships with pupils and colleagues
• A genuine enthusiasm for young people and an ability to engage them in learning
• Excellent attendance and punctuality record
• Ability to work to deadlines Understand and uphold the school’s policies and procedures
• Awareness of the need for confidentiality
• Evidence of a sense of humour, enthusiasm and commitment
• Evidence of knowledge of current child protection procedures
• Commitment to promoting the welfare of our pupils
• Understanding the importance of the extra-curricular dimension of our school
• Willingness to contribute to our enrichment programme, including activities’ week and the alternative curriculum

What the school offers its staff

Why join the Hastings Family?

At Hastings, we live by our motto: *Care and Excellence for All.*

We are a thriving, oversubscribed community school with a strong academic record and a reputation for nurturing ambition, responsibility, and self-development in every pupil.

• Ofsted: Judged “Good” with outstanding pupil behaviour and relationships.

• Academic success: Progress 8 consistently above average (+0.40 last year).

• Facilities: Multi-million investment in 2025, including 8 new classrooms, a sports hall, and redeveloped pastoral and dining areas.

• Community: A supportive, ambitious, and enriching environment for staff and pupils alike.

What We Offer You

• Comprehensive induction programme – tailored support for ECTs and new staff.

• Professional development – ongoing training, appraisal, and opportunities to grow.

• Wellbeing focus – a culture of care and respect for staff.

• Collaborative team spirit – work alongside talented, reflective practitioners.

• Enriching curriculum – access to a wide range of resources, facilities, and extracurricular opportunities.

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.

[Employer hidden] is a mainstream secondary school that meets the needs of all pupils, regardless of Special Educational Needs, to ensure that all pupils make the best possible progress.

SEND can be categorised by the 4 broad areas of need:

· Cognition and Learning

· Communication and Interaction

· Social, Emotional and Mental Health

· Sensory/Physical

At [Employer hidden] we recognise that all pupils must be given the opportunity to reach their full potential; “The best for every child”. We aim to provide “Care and Excellence for all” by supporting each and every person in our care. Our approach begins with quality first teaching in the classroom: all staff are given detailed information about SEND needs, which they use to provide differentiated support for pupils in lessons.

We are committed to continually re-evaluating the needs of our pupils, through formal and informal means, and we actively encourage a close partnership between the school, the pupil, parents and carers, working closely with other agencies where appropriate.

The SEND Department meet weekly to discuss the progress of SEND pupils and evaluate the effectiveness of current provision. In addition, specific pupils with special educational needs will have regular sessions with their keyworker, during which they will have the opportunity to discuss their progress and share their views.

We offer a Break and Lunchtime Club for pupils who need extra support during social times. This facility enables pupils to work for a short period in a quiet and calm area; accessing additional support when needed. Our programme of interventions help to improve speech and language development, handwriting skills, social and emotional development and literacy and numeracy skills. Our team is committed to supporting all pupils to develop, both academically and emotionally, ensuring that pupils learn the necessary life skills in order to prepare them for adulthood.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated teaching assistant to join our expanding support team. We have a clear understanding of what we are looking for in the staff we appoint. If you have a desire to work hard, want to transform lives, can use your own initiative, have a good sense of humour and want to be part of a dynamic team, then you could be the person that we are looking. You could be part of our Hastings family.

L Woodward

Head of SEND Provision

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

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About [Employer hidden]

School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16

Education phase: Secondary school

School size: 859 pupils enrolled

Age range: 11 to 16

Ofsted report: View Ofsted report

School website: [Employer hidden] website

Email address: [contact hidden]

See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hastings-high-school-hinckley

The school was judged ‘Good’ at our last Ofsted inspection. We are committed to further improvement to ensure that we provide “Care and Excellence for All”.

The school has had significant investment in the last 12 months to build 8 new classrooms, a sports hall alongside redevelopment of the canteen and main pastoral areas. This will enable us to take extra pupils starting with a cohort of 200 in Year 7 in Autumn 2025.

We have a strong academic record with each of the previous 4 years having achieved a Progress 8 score “above average”, achieving a score of +0.40 last year. Our predictions for the future year groups are that they will exceed this. These continuing improvements are down to our focus on the basics; an orderly climate for learning, engaging teaching and building positive relationships with all stakeholders.

We have a comprehensive induction programme for new staff to help you settle in and provide very high levels of support. We are a school which strives to bring out the best in our staff by investing heavily in staff development and wellbeing.

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