Teaching Assistant

**Teaching Assistant**:Posted on 17 January 2025
- Salary £23656 - £25584 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £18008 - £19476)
- Contract Term Time - Fixed Term

**Location**:
King's School, Hove

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**Job Summary**:
- Job reference

orbis/TP/490/43694- Positions available

1- Working hours

32.5 per week- Closing date

31 January 2025- Job category

Support Staff - Education- Organisation

Brighton & Hove City Council- Directorate

BHCC: External

**Job introduction**:
**Contract**:Part time, term time only, 8:15 - 15:15 Monday - Friday, (32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year); fixed term until 31st March 2026 (with possibility of extending)

**Salary**: RET band 1 (scale point 3 - 7, depending on experience), £23,656 - £25,584 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £18,008 -£19,476)

**Start date**: 22nd April 2025 or sooner if possible

**Application closing date**: Friday 31st January 2025 at 12 noon

Are you passionate about education and committed to fostering academic success? Are you highly motivated and driven to challenge and support our students to achieve their potential? Do you want to be part of a thriving school that encourages curiosity, exploration and personal growth?

King’s School is seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our hard-working and highly motivated team. They will work in the SEND team to undertake support programmes to facilitate learning of students. The role will involve working with a range of students on both a one-to-one and small group work basis, inside and outside of the classroom. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Our school, known for its academic excellence and high expectations across all aspects of school life, offers a unique and stimulating environment where both students and staff thrive.

**About the role**:
**Why join the SEND department at King’s? Quotes from our existing team**:

- “It is wonderful to see students developing and learning new skills as they navigate this important time of their lives.”
- “I love guiding the students and helping to prepare them for whatever lies ahead of them in life”
- “Students growing in confidence; we really do make a difference to their outcomes”
- “I work with a great, supportive team and with students that are happy to explore the many different opportunities we offer them at King’s.”

**Who are we?**

King’s School is an ecumenical Christian School in the Diocese of Chichester, for years 7 to 13. Our work and relationships are based upon the four core Christian values of Love, Forgiveness, Respect and Responsibility and through these we encourage and support every student and member of staff to be the best that they can be.

At King’s, we take pride in our exceptional track record of academic success and our varied enrichment program, which is integral to our school day. Here are some key features of our school:

- Outstanding GCSE results; our students’ achievements consistently put us in the City’s top performers.
- Innovative teaching practices; our teaching and learning methodologies are designed to engage and inspire our students to provide a well-rounded education for all.
- Empowering students; equipping them with essential ‘life’ skills to be able to overcome challenges with resilience and an understanding of how to navigate and overcome obstacles.
- Exceptional pastoral care; our commitment to creating a supportive environment, where every student can be themselves is second to none.

The school opened its doors to its first cohort of students in September 2013; moving to its permanent site, a purpose-built facility for all areas of the curriculum, in September 2019. There are currently just over 860 students in years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and a team of over 90 teachers and support staff.

**What do others say about us?**

The school received its third Ofsted inspection in March 2022 (Section 5 inspection) and retained its rating of good overall with outstanding features. The inspector noted that pupils “are proud to be part of the school community” and that “the school’s provision for their education and welfare makes a significant contribution to their lives”.

Our recent staff survey found that staff feel supported and valued.
- Student motivation and behaviour is excellent.
- Organisation of the school is strong, with good communication.
- Rewarding interactions with students, providing constructive contributions to teaching and learning.
- Friendly, professional and supportive colleagues.

(Staff survey 2024)

**_Why join King’s School?_**
- As part of a highly capable, driven and committed team you will contribute to an innovative educational setting fostering academic excellence and personal growth.
- You will be joining a supportive community that values passion, creativity, encourages professional development and a sense of belonging.
- A rewarding career where you will have the chance to shape the future of edu