Description Hours of work: 31 hours 40 minutes per week 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) Closing date: 12:00pm 04 December 2025 For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact: Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery Roderick Ave, Peacehaven BN10 8BZ Phone: 01273 584212 Email: recruitment@meridian.e-sussex.sch.uk Website: Home | Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery Please note, we do not accept CVs. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated people to join us at Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery as Teaching Assistants in our popular Nursery. The successful candidates will: enjoy working with and caring for young children, ideally with experience of working with Early Years children be highly motivated and keen to learn be willing to work effectively as part of a team We can offer you: training that will support you in your role children that are enthusiastic and eager to learn a strong, supportive and committed staff team opportunities to develop your professional skills If you are a graduate that is thinking about becoming a teacher and you would like the opportunity to have paid work experience in a school before applying for teacher training, this would be a chance for you to gain valuable experience to support your application for teacher training. Visits are welcome or please visit our school website. For more information please contact the school via email. Interviews: Week beginning 08 December Meridian Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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.