Job Description

Hours of work: 6.05 hours per week


Working pattern: Part-time


(As the position is part-time the above salary will be pro rata)


Fixed term for 1 year


Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 25 June 2025


Interview date: Wednesday 2 July 2025


For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:


Westfield School,


Main Road, Westfield, Nr Hastings,


TN35 4QE




Phone: 01424 751404


Email: office@westfield.e-sussex.sch.uk


Website: www.westfield.e-sussex.sch.uk





Required September 2025


Westfield School is a charming village school, set in the countryside just outside of Hastings. Our school is a friendly and welcoming place where every child is valued and encouraged to thrive.


We aim to create confident, curious, and compassionate learners who are healthy, happy and supported to achieve the best they can. We are a good school and we want a teacher who can inspire a lifelong love of learning in our children, as well as enhancing the delivery of our innovative and engaging curriculum to enable everyone to achieve their goals.


The role is for 1 day a week, in a job share. Initially, the post would be a one-year fixed term contract, however there is a possibility for the role to become permanent.


The successful candidate will:


have a positive attitude and a love of learning be an outstanding and reflective classroom practitioner be energetic, motivated and caring be committed to school improvement at all levels be confident in delivering curriculum expectations have an interest in their professional development regarding SEN
We can offer you:


a warm, welcoming and supportive school community a robust and engaging curriculum engaged and enthusiastic pupils commitment to professional development and support for your role an experienced and supportive senior leadership team and Governing body



We highly recommend and welcome potential applicants to visit our school for a tour and informal discussion. Please contact our school office on office@westfield.e-sussex.sch.uk or call us on 01424 751404.


Our recruitment pack can be found on our school website, https://westfield.e-sussex.sch.uk/vacancies-at-westfield-school/


Please note, we do not accept CVs.


This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.




The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.




If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.