Teaching Assistant

The Manor Academy; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support teachers and assist students with diverse learning and behavioral needs. This role requires excellent communication skills, patience, and a passion for helping young learners succeed. The ideal candidate will have experience working with pupils with specific learning difficulties. The position offers competitive pay, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Professional learning scheme

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

High street retail discounts

Career average pension scheme

Wellbeing support mechanisms

Qualifications

• Candidate should demonstrate empathy and excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with children with learning difficulties preferred.
• Patience required for supporting diverse student needs.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in delivering the national curriculum.
• Assist students with learning, behavioral, and communication difficulties.
• Help students with special educational needs (SEND) meet their targets.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Experience with pupils with specific learning difficulties

Patience

Job description

Grade and Salary: Grade 2 £21,567 - £22,610 per annum (£25,185 - £26,403 FTE)
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term‑term only plus INSET days)
Contract term: Permanent

The School:

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

The role:

We are looking to appoint a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join the team at The Manor Academy. The ideal candidate will be a hard‑working and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about supporting young people. The successful candidate will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice, policies and procedures.

The person:

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate empathy, listening and interpersonal skills when dealing with children, colleagues and parents/carers. Experience of working with pupils with specific learning difficulties or behavioural needs would be advantageous.

Patience will be key to this role as you will be supporting students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties. You will play an integral part in ensuring students with any degree of SEND meet targets and progress in line with students not on the SEND register.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well‑motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal‑related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal‑related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: 08:00am Friday 9 January 2026

Interviews will be held on: W/C 12 January 2026

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.