Job Description

Hours of work: 17 hours per week total across both roles


Working pattern: Part-time, Term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service)


(As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)


Fixed term until 31 August 2027


Closing date: 24 October 2025


Hankham Primary School - Hankham Road, Pevensey, BN24 5AY


Phone: 01323 763265


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


Website: hankhamschool.co.uk




Please note, we do not accept CVs.


Are you keen to work with children and gain experience of working in a Primary School?


Hankham Primary School is a small rural primary school set in the idyllic hamlet of Hankham, which lies between Eastbourne and Hailsham. Visitors to our school regularly comment on its beautiful setting.


Our pupils are caring and well behaved. Our staff team is small and supportive of each other, and of the school's values. Being a small school allows us to really get to know our pupils and the school has a "family feel".


We are looking for someone with a positive can-do attitude, who can use their own initiative and work as part of a team, to cover the following roles as soon as possible from September / October 2025:


Teaching Assistant from 13:30 - 15:30 (10 hours per week) Single Status point 7 24,795 pro rata


Club playworker from 15:30 - 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 15:30 to 16:30 on Fridays (7 hours) Single Status point 4 24,413 pro rata



The successful candidate will join a well-established, highly committed team of staff and children, working in an inspirational and vibrant environment. You will need a good rapport with children and the ability to communicate with them clearly and calmly.



The successful candidate will:


Have a good level of literacy and mathematical skills Be dedicated to providing a secure and inspiring learning environment where children can thrive Be effective in establishing positive, professional relationships with pupils, staff and parents Support the daily planned activities for the children Responsible for keeping records and providing feedback to the class teacher in relation to children's progress and achievement
Please either visit the school's website or telephone for an application pack.


Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please telephone to make an appointment.


The interview process will commence on 8th September 2025. We will consider each application upon receipt and interview accordingly. We will be accepting applicants throughout the interview process until 24th October 2025. The role will be open until filled. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applicants for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.



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.