Teaching Assistant Grade B

Job Details

• Location:
  
  Hill Park Special School, Foredown Road, Portslade, BN41 2FU
• Grade:
  Teaching Assistant Grade B
• Posted: 15/05/2026
• Reference: REQ
  0000923
• Salary: £27,254 – £27,694 pro rata + Special Schools Allowance
• Contractual hours: 30 per week
• Job category/type:
  Teaching and Leadership
• Fixed Term:
  Until 31 August 2027
• Start Date:
  
  September 2026
• Paid weeks per year: 47.36 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)
• Positions available: 3

Hill Park School is a three site special school for pupils aged 4 – 16 years with moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, autistic spectrum condition, complex medical needs or physical disabilities. We are looking to recruit Grade B Teaching Assistants to join our Primary team at our Portslade site, working 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday. All teaching assistants may be placed across the school sites depending on experience, skills and needs of the school.

The environment is warm, friendly and welcoming with a supportive and caring staff who work closely as a team.

• Have patience and a calm manner
• Have resilience and a commitment to meeting the needs of children with additional needs
• Be an excellent team player, flexible, and able to recognise and respond to pupils’ needs
• Provide support to individuals and small groups
• Have Maths and English Qualifications at GCSE or equivalent
• Be able to manage a challenging environment, both physically and mentally
• The role will include intimate care; full training will be provided. Flexibility and resilience are crucial.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We take safeguarding and child protection seriously; all posts at Hill Park are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

Brighton & Hove Schools – Taking Action for Equality. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.