Start Date: September 2025
Location: Worthing
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm
Pay: £89 per day
Contract: 12-week temp-to-perm via Pink Tile Education
Do you have a passion for helping children with complex needs reach their full potential?
Would you describe yourself as resilient, caring, and adaptable — someone who goes above and beyond to connect with others?
This nurturing SEND primary school in Worthing supports children with a range of needs including non-verbal communication, mobility challenges, sensory needs, and personal care requirements. You’ll join a warm and committed team who take great pride in creating a safe, happy, and engaging learning environment for all pupils.
Supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups, tailoring activities to meet their individual needs
Assisting with personal care, including toileting and feeding
Helping children with physical or mobility challenges throughout the school day
Encouraging communication through visual aids, Makaton, or sensory tools
Contributing to a positive, nurturing classroom environment
Someone with genuine compassion and patience
Ideally, experience (professional or personal) supporting someone with complex or medical needs
An understanding of how to communicate non-verbally
Willingness to assist with personal care and behaviour support
A collaborative team player who supports their colleagues
A rewarding opportunity to develop in a school committed to inclusion
Friendly and highly skilled staff team
Excellent long-term career prospects in SEND education
Apply today!
If you are a compassionate, proactive, and enthusiastic individual with a genuine desire to support students with SEMH and SEN needs, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding role.
Important Notice:
For you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. Pink Tile is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. During the application process, you will be required to:
Provide details for us to complete reference checks prior to employment
Provide an Enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to obtain one (which Pink Tile can assist with)
Pink Tile Education, their schools and candidates all share the view of “Best Fit, Every Time” and our role is to ensure that every candidate we place has a positive impact on the team of their new employers.
We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we sometimes cannot reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application may have been unsuccessful on this specific occasion, but we encourage you to apply for positions that you may see in the future. Alternatively, please check missed calls and all your email folders as it may have been that we have tried to reach you. Thank you.
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