Individual Needs Assistant (Mayfield CE Primary School)

Hours of work: 30 per week.
Working pattern: Full-time, term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave).
As the position is term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata.

Closing date: Monday 23 March 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Interview date: Friday 27 March 2026.

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

Mayfield CE Primary School
Fletching Street
Mayfield
TN20 6TA

Phone:
Email:
Website: Mayfield Church of England Primary School
Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Mayfield Church of England Primary School is seeking a full-time Individual Needs Assistant (INA) to work the following hours each day:

8.45am to 3.15pm (This includes a half an hour unpaid lunchbreak).

This role involves working 1:1 with a KS1 child with additional needs, helping them to thrive in our inclusive school setting. As such the role is on a permanent basis subject to the child remaining on roll at the school.

Mayfield CEP currently has 131 children on roll.

We are one of four schools who belong to The Weald Federation, which was formed in 2019 and have a strong caring community.

We are looking for a practitioner who is:

• Experienced in working with SEND pupils in primary education.
• Understanding of SEND needs and has a commitment to inclusion.
• Has a good understanding of children's early development.
• Positive, calm, resilient and pro-active.
• Committed to a Therapeutic Thinking Approach to behaviour management to ensure pupil safety, positive self-esteem and access to learning opportunities.
• Able to work well both independently and within a supportive team.
• Highly motivated, flexible and creative.
• Able to foster and maintain positive, professional relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents.
• Reflective and committed to ongoing professional development.
• Able to maintain efficient record keeping systems.
• Strong in verbal and written communication.

Mayfield CE Primary can offer you:

• Friendly and supportive colleagues to work as part of a creative team.
• Children who are well behaved, inquisitive and keen to learn.
• Supportive parents.
• A commitment to continuing professional development for all staff.
• A stimulating learning environment.
• The opportunity to work in a vibrant school and village community.
• A school situated in a beautiful area that enhances our children's learning.

If you would like to apply to join our staff team, please contact the school via the school email on for an application pack.

Completed applications should be returned to:

Visits to the school are welcomed.

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.