Individual Needs Assistant (St Mary the Virgin VA Primary)

Job Description

Hours of work: 11.25 hours 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)
Fixed term- Child linked

Closing date: 5th October 2026 9am

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

St Mary the Virgin VA Primary (High St, Hartfield TN7 4AA)
Phone: 01892770221
Email: office@st-maryhartfield.e-sussex.sch.uk
Website: https://pioneerfederation.co.uk/

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

We are seeking to appoint an INA to join our supportive and friendly team to assist with the implementation of a pupil’s EHCP. Duties and responsibilities will include administering peg feeds and oxygen monitoring.

The successful candidate will need to be self motivating, flexible, a good manager of time, keep meticulous records and work as part of a team to maintain a safe and secure environment, that supports the pupils needs and wellbeing.

Candidates with experience of peg feeding and oxygen monitoring are welcomed although all training can be provided. You will work across the school under the direction of the Head teacher and SENCO.

The hours for this post are :

• 2.25 mins a day x 5 days a week across the lunchtime period

• Generally, 11.15 -1.30 each day. With some flexibility according to school events

St Mary the Virgin CE Primary School is a small, thriving, friendly, village school, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff and happy children. We have mixed-age classes for KS1 and KS2 with Reception on its own. Our latest Ofsted Report (April 2025) said 'Pupils delight in attending this welcoming school’, and 'the school’s vision of pupils ‘being the best that they can be in a thriving community’ is evident throughout the school’. We are committed to providing a learning environment where all our children feel happy, valued, motivated, included and strive to do their best.


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.

About us

Additional Information
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record.
All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.