Teaching Assistant with Midday Meals Duties

Schools; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

River Beach Primary School in West Sussex is inviting applications for a Teaching Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team. The role covers term-time duties and midday meals supervision.

The post is permanent, 25 hours per week plus 3.75 hours for midday meals, with a pro rata salary from £16,917 to £25,614 per annum. Closing date 4 November 2026; interview 10 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Ideally you are already a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with children in an educational setting and/or have other experience in working with children with special educational needs and are looking to progress your career in to education.

Job description

Teaching Assistant with Midday Meals Duties

Required from November 2026
Contract: Permanent, term Time Only plus 2 INSET days
Work Pattern: Monday to Friday
Hours: 25 hours per week plus 3.75 hours Midday Meals duties
Salary: £NJC Grade 3, SCP3 . £25,614p.a. pro rata,
Actual Starting Salary: £16,917p.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 within our team..

Ideally you are already a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with children in an educational setting and/or have other experience in working with children with special educational needs and are looking to progress your career in to education.

River Beach Primary School is a friendly, happy and caring three-form entry primary school in West Sussex, which has a fantastic and supportive staff team and is well respected within the local community. We have high expectations and a school-wide commitment to improve children’s learning and staff expertise and professional development.

In return we can offer you:

• A supportive environment in which to grow with an opportunity to be considered for HLTA training for the right candidate.
• Collaborative working across all 10 schools in the trust
• Employee Benefits including Local Government Pension, Staff wellbeing (Employee Assistance Program) and staff retail discounts.

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th November 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026

Safeguarding Statement

River Beach Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

River Beach Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. This post is subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references, qualifications, health, enhanced DBS checks and online social media searches. River Beach Primary School is part of the Schoolsworks Academy Trust and the trust is fully committed to supporting the career development of all its staff.