Job Details

Teaching Assistant Hours of work: 25 hours per week Working pattern: Part-time and Term-time only (As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata) Fixed term for one year

Midday Supervisory Assistant Hours of work: 5 hours per week Working pattern: Part-time and Term-time only (As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata) Fixed term for one year

Closing date: 11 November 2016, midday

For a visit round the school or further information, please contact:

Jo Canning Secondary HLTA

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

About the Role

Cuckmere House School is an exciting and rewarding place to work and we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic team player to join our Teaching Support Team.

Can you be a positive role model for boys between the ages of 11 – 16 years?

Do you have the skills, energy and commitment to motivate and engage our pupils in their learning?

Are you keen to work in an environment that is challenging and rewarding and one that offers great opportunities for career development within an outstanding special school setting?

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant for our Secondary Department. If you have a commitment to helping children learn and you want to develop your own skills and expertise then we would like you to apply. Applicants should be innovative, flexible and be able to demonstrate a sensitive and empathic approach to working with young pupils who have a range of needs that impact on their learning and behaviour. While some experience of working with vulnerable young people is preferable it is not essential. 

Cuckmere House School is in Seaford, East Sussex; it makes outstanding provision for boys with a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

If successful you will become part of a strong and very committed staff team. We have an excellent induction programme and we will provide you with high quality training and support when you join our team. 

Cuckmere House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, written references and other employment checks.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2009.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2009 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 2009 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2009 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

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits. The Academy 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 an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).