The South Downs and Lindfield Special Schools Federation is seeking to appoint a temporary classroom based teaching assistant from December 2014. Teaching Assistants assist the teacher in the day to day needs of the pupils and support the teacher with the delivery of the currculum. This post will be based at The South Downs Community Special School. This is a fixed term post until 31st March 2015, term time only for 30 hours per week. The South Downs Community Special School is a school for children with a wide range of educational special needs. We educate children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old on two sites. The West Site is in Beechy Avenue (the Old Town area) and accommodates our younger pupils and the East Site is in Shinewater Lane (the Langney area) and accommodates our older pupils. The school is federated with The Lindfield Special School also in Eastbourne. The Lindfield Special School educates secondary age pupils between 11 and 17.

Hours of work: 30 hours per week Working pattern: Part-time and Term-time only. (As the position is part-time and term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata) Fixed term to: 31 March 2015 Closing date: Friday 31 October 2014 Interview date: In week of Monday 03 November 2014