Teaching Assistant

📍 Hailsham and Heathfield surrounding areas 

Are you passionate about supporting young people and ready for a rewarding role in education? We’re recruiting fulltime and part time Teaching Assistants to work in SEND schools across the Hailsham and Heathfield area, supporting pupils with additional needs and helping them thrive in the classroom.

💼 The Role:

• Support the class teacher with lesson delivery and classroom management

• Work 1:1 or in small groups with pupils with SEND (including SEMH, ASD, ADHD)

• Encourage positive behaviour and engagement

• Help create a safe, structured, and supportive learning environment

🧠 Transferable Experience We’re Looking For:

You don’t need to have worked in a school before. We welcome applicants with experience from roles such as:

• Youth Worker

• Support Worker / Care Worker

• Mental Health Support

• Sports Coach

• Nursery Practitioner

• Residential Care Staff

⭐ Key Skills:

• Strong communication and teamwork

• Calm, patient, and resilient approach

• Ability to build positive relationships

• Confidence supporting behaviour and emotional regulation

• A genuine interest in SEND education

Whether you’re looking to start a career in education or bring your support experience into a school setting, this is a fantastic opportunity.

*Important Notice: To successfully apply 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 before 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. Please note the pay is inclusive of the 12.07% PAYE holiday.

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.*