Individual Needs Assistant (Pashley Down Infant School)

Hours of work: 29.60 hours per week, Mondays to Fridays - hours to be agreed

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 and term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

Fixed term: 02 September 2026 - 31 August 2027

Closing date: 19 June 2026

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

Pashley Down Infant School

Beechy Ave, Eastbourne BN20 8NX

Phone: 01323 730719

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.pashley.e-sussex.sch.uk

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

At Pashley Down Infant School, we are proud to be a welcoming, inclusive and vibrant school community, nestled at the foot of the Sussex Downs. Our school is full of energy, with enthusiastic, engaged and curious children who love learning. We are supported by a dedicated staff team who champion every child and work collaboratively to support one another.

The outdoors plays an important role in our curriculum, from Woodland Wednesday and play in the polytunnel, to exploring the bees and allotment. Positive relationships are at the heart of everything we do, and every member of our school community is valued.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and committed Individual Needs Assistant who is passionate and enthusiastic. This will be a fixed term post to provide care, education and support to individual pupils with complex needs.

The successful applicant will need to build strong and trusting relationships quickly to enable the young person they are supporting to feel secure throughout the school day. The ability to provide consistent, calm personalised support and maintain excellent communication with the class teacher, SEND team and parents is key.

Previous experience of working as a TA or INA would be an advantage including with children on the autistic spectrum, but we also welcome applications from people who have experience of volunteering in a school.

A job description, person specification and application form are available on our website.

Please return all completed applications via email

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 https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record.

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.