About Us
Teaching Assistant
& Wraparound Care Supervisor
Salary: Grade 3 – 15 ½ hours per week (2 Days)
Grade 2 – 1 hour a week (Midday Meal Supervision)
Permanent from 01/09/26
Are you passionate about helping to provide a broad and balanced education, which brings out the best in every child?
Are you highly motivated to INSPIRE, challenge and support all children to ACHIEVE their potential?
Can you help our children to NURTURE and RESPECT both each other and the wider world, helping our children to grow within our distinctively Christian community?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring individual to work in our vibrant, welcoming and supportive village school. Part of this role may include accompanying children off-site to events such as locality sporting activities. For your application to be successful, you will be able to offer some or all of the following:
- experience of working with children, preferably in a primary setting;
- commitment to maintaining high standards of behaviour and motivating children to learn;
- confidence providing support utilising good literacy and numeracy skills;
- an ability to be fair, apply equal opportunities at all times and understand the importance of confidentiality;
- resilience, optimism and a belief that with the right support all children can access learning;
- evidence of team working and an ability to use your own initiative; and
- a growth mind-set demonstrating an ability to seek solutions rather than problems.
St Giles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The post is subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service and qualifications checks, a health check and satisfactory references.
This is a permanent appointment with a six-month probationary period, subject to satisfactory service. School visits are actively encouraged, please contact the School Administrator, Caroline Lewis-Irlam, on 01825 790240 to arrange a visit. Your application form and accompanying letter, should be posted or emailed to [email protected]. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Job Details
Salary: £24,413 - £25,185 (pro rate)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 2 Days
Location: St Giles Primary School, Horsted Keynes, RH17 7AY
Interviews: 8th July 2026
What You Need to Succeed
Please see the Person Specification
Further Information
St Giles 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.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below. Complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description). Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01285 790240
NOTE 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 SCHO02651.
Job Reference: SCHO02651
