Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant
Handcross Park Prep School
West Sussex
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 May 2024
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an outstanding team at one of the leading independent schools in Sussex? Are you confident, kind and nurturing with excellent communication skills and rapport with young children? Is the magic of our ‘Secret Garden’ setting perfect for you?
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated and caring Teaching Assistant, level 3 or above, to join our friendly and professional team. Energy, engagement with young children, excellent communication skills and flexibility are all key to the role.
The role will also include supporting our After- School provision (two evenings until 6.00pm) and occasional holiday care (Just 10 days across the whole school year). Would suit someone with experience in Maintained or Independent schools.
This is a wonderful opportunity to work in a stunning rural setting where children’s happiness, inspirational learning and creativity are at the heart of everything we do.
Handcross Park is part of the Brighton College Family of Schools with the opportunity to collaborate and work with staff within the group. It is also a forward thinking and innovative school where the pupils are fully engaged in the teaching and learning process.
Application forms and further details are available on our website: www.handcrossparkschool.co.uk or from the Head of Pre-Prep, Mrs Pennie Parry, E-mail: pparry@handxpark.com.
Closing Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024
We welcome early applications and retain the right to interview and make an appointment if appropriate.
Handcross Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undergo appropriate child welfare screening including checks with former employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). The School is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No. 307038
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About Handcross Park Prep School
Handcross Park is a popular co-educational, day and boarding Prep School for around 400 pupils aged 2 to 13. Set in large, idyllic grounds, we are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools. Our school is purposeful, ambitious, forward-thinking and, most importantly of all, it is kind. Our motto is Be Trewe, and it encompasses a set of core values that we work hard to weave through the fabric of all that we do.
Situated in the village of Handcross, adjacent to the M23, the School is 20 minutes from Brighton and 15 minutes from Horsham and Gatwick. The School attracts day children from surrounding towns including Haywards Heath, Horsham and Crawley and neighbouring villages. Boarders include children from London (weekly boarders) and a wide international community.
With excellent, inspiring teaching, we provide a broad and innovative education whilst focusing on traditional values such as kindness, good manners and mutual respect. We ensure that each child reaches his or her own individual potential, both in and out of the classroom.
Our purpose-built Nursery and Pre-Prep, also known as The Secret Garden, is located within an old walled garden and offers a safe and inspiring environment with an extended outdoor play area and access to our Forest School. Children may enter our Nursery at the age of 2 and move onto the Prep School at the age of 7.
The Prep School has excellent facilities enabling teaching staff to broaden every aspect of a child’s education and these include an IT suite, science labs, a music school, a large sports hall, DT workshop, art studio, an outdoor classroom, an indoor swimming pool and extensive sports fields. There is also a full after school activities programme offering more than 100 clubs.
Our excellent Common Entrance record and outstanding scholarship results (Academic, Sport, Music, Drama, and more) are testament to the teaching we provide, preparing our children for Brighton College and other top senior schools.
Our Boarding House is situated in the heart of the main school building and currently has beds for around 56 boys and girls from the age of 7. With both weekly and full boarding available, the boarding community is a vibrant one.
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