Teaching Assistant 2 and Midday Supervisory Assistant; Laughton Community Primary School

Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

• Job Identification 2402
• Job Category Education
• Posting Date 01/16/2026, 12:00 AM
• Apply Before 01/28/2026, 09:00 AM
• Locations Laughton Community Primary School, Laughton, BN8 6AH
  , GB
• Enable Applications No
• Working Hours Teaching Assistant 27.5 hours plus Midday Supervisory Assistant 5 hours
• Salary From 24,413
• Salary To 24,796
• Working Pattern Part Time - term time
• Contract Type Fixed Term Contract
• Number of Openings 1

Hours of work:

Teaching Assistant 27.5 hours plus Midday Supervisory Assistant 5 hours per week.
Working pattern:
Part-time, Term-time only working for
39 weeks per year plus
6.05 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service.
As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata.
Fixed term for: 18 months

Closing date:
Wednesday 28th January 2026, 9am.

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

Our small, friendly and supportive school is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant 2 and Midday Supervisory Assistant from February 2026.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to work with a groups of pupils, understanding and using the group dynamics to promote group effectiveness and support group and individual performance
• Have vision, energy and enthusiasm
• Be able to motivate and inspire children and adults
• Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Have a good understanding of meeting the needs of vulnerable learners
• Be committed to celebrating diversity and inclusion
• Promote positive play at playtimes

We require a caring and conscientious person who will enjoy working as part of our dedicated staff team and who can commit to the ethos of our school. We strongly support the Growth Mindset values within our creative curriculum.

Visits to the school are most welcome.

Interviews:
Friday 30th January 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

Additional Information

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to .

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.