Teaching Assistant - Northchapel Primary School

About Us

We offer a very friendly and supportive atmosphere across the team and the school community located in the South Downs National Park. We are very proud to have a lovely swimming pool for children to learn to swim from reception age. We work very closely with our locality colleagues to provide extensive CPD opportunities; Opportunities to lead interventions. Most importantly, we offer the loveliest, enthusiastic children who crave to learn.

Job Details

Salary: £24,796 - £25,989 pending salary increment

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Location: Northchapel, West Sussex

Interviews: 20/10/2026

What You Need to Succeed

We are seeking to appoint a kind, compassionate and creative Teaching Assistant to work with our pupils. Classroom experience is desired but not essential. You need the confidence and ability to work with children in a wide range of subjects. Working under the direction of the Class Teacher, you will work as part of a team to support and extend pupil progress, inspire learning and maintain successful relationships with all children, staff, parents and carers. Initiative, common sense and flexibility are essential.

Further Information

Northchapel 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.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.

Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).

Once complete please return this to [email removed]

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on [phone removed]

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The reference number for this role is SCHO03111.