
Teaching Assistant with Midday Meals duties - River Beach Primary School
- Littlehampton, West Sussex
- £24,796-25,185 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
believe in this. We understand that every child is individual, unique and has a wide
range of talents. It is our job is to bring out the best in them through support, challenge and not being afraid to learn from mistakes. We want our children to have confidence, though a wide range of opportunities to explore, investigate, question and achieve.We also want to prepare them, not only for the next steps in their education, but for the rest of their lives. Our curriculum is broad, creative and exciting which enables not only our children to become successful learners but also, to have fun whilst they do it!.River Beach is a large primary school of 670 children, with a 3 form intake and a nursery. We are based in a unique position in Littlehampton being within easy access of both the River Arun and the English Channel. We are part of the Schoolsworks Academy Trust as well as working with Littlehampton locality group of schools, sharing in collaborative learning developments across the area.Job DetailsRef: 400102
Required: October 2025
Contract: Permanent, Term time plus 2 inset days, Monday - Friday
(38.4 wks plus 5.8 wks paid annual leave entitlement)
Salary and Hours:TA - 25 hours per weekNJC Grade 3, SCP 3, £24,796 - £25,185 p.a. pro rata.
Actual starting salary - £14,241 p.a.MDM - 3.75 hours per weekNJC Grade 2, SCP2, £24,413 p.a. pro rata.
Actual starting salary - £2,103 p.a.We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, positive, dedicated, caring, emotionally
intelligent team player to join our friendly, supportive and committed team as a Teaching Assistant.In return we can offer you:-
- A supportive environment in which to grow with an opportunity to be considered for
- Collaborative working across all 10 schools in the trust
- Employee Benefits including Local Government Pension, Staff wellbeing (Employee
Interview date: Monday 22nd September 2025What You Need to SucceedIdeally you are already a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with children in an educational setting or have other experience in working with children and are looking to progress your career in to education.Further InformationRiver Beach Primary School and Schoolsworks Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to successful DBS, health and qualifications checks and satisfactory references.Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. If you are interested in applying and would like to visit the school, please contact the school office either via email office@riverbeachprimary.co.uk or phone 01903 725500.How to ApplyApplicants should clearly state on the application form their current expertise and previous experience. Please make reference to the Personal Specification when completing the Skills and Competencies part of the application.Completed applications should be forward toNOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.The reference number for this role is SCHO00861.Available documents