Teaching Assistant, Parklands Infants, East Sussex County Council.

Teaching Assistant, Parklands Infants, East Sussex County Council.

• Locations Eastbourne
• Working 5Hours
• Salary£24507 to £25535
• Working Pattern Part Time – term time
• Contract Type Permanent Contract
• Closing date: 31/10/2025

Purpose of the Job: To work with teachers to support teaching and learning, providing general and specific assistance to pupils and staff under the direction, guidance and direct supervision of the classroom teacher.

Main duties and responsibilities (Accountabilities):

• Work with individuals or small groups of pupils in the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff and provide feedback to the teacher.
• Support pupils to understand instructions support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils.
• Support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping pupils on task.
• Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
• Prepare and clear up learning environment and resources, including photocopying, filing and the display and presentation of pupils work and contribute to maintaining a safe environment.

Teaching Assistants in this role may also undertake some or all of the following:

• Record basic pupil data.
• Support children’s learning through play.
• Assist with break-time supervision including facilitating games and activities.
• Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits.
• Support pupils in using basic ICT.
• Invigilate exams and tests.
• Assist with pupils on therapy or care programmes, designed and supervised by a therapist / teacher.

In additional all members of the school community are expected to:

• Display a commitment to child protection and safeguarding. Reporting to the Head of School any behaviour by colleagues, parents and children which raises concern.
• Comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, welfare and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.

Qualifications

Level 1 or 2 diploma (or equivalent) in Learning Support.

English, Maths and Science GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above, or significant relevant experience.

Evidence of other TA related qualifications and / or training courses.

Experience

Experience of working with children in similar environment

Experience in supporting those with specific learning difficulties

Experience of support pupils with medical needs

Apply to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs

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Business Administrator, Lansdowne Children’s Centre, Hailsham, East Sussex County Council.

Salary £25,989 – £26,403

Working Pattern Full Time, Working Hours 37 hours

Contract Type Permanent Contract

Job Category Social Work and Care – Children

Closing date: 12/10/2025, 23:59

Are you an experienced administrator? Are you looking for your next challenge and want to make a meaningful impact to vulnerable children and young people’s lives?  Then we’ve got the perfect job for you!

We’re looking for a Business Support Officer to join our Children’s Services team in East Sussex, supporting the Looked After Children (LAC) service.  If this sound like something you can do, we want to hear from you! Please read more and start your application today!

The Business Support Officer is a vital role which supports the delivery of services that improve the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

• As a Business Support Officer, you’ll ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations through a mix of administration, data analysis, project support, and communication.
• You’ll also manage a team of Senior Business Administrators, overseeing their workload and supporting remote and office-based staff. Working closely with managers, schools, and health professionals, a Business Support Officer will provide high-level business and technical support—including financial reconciliation and project coordination—to help safeguard children and enhance their life chances.
• The key tasks of the role involve providing effective local financial support to managers by using computerised management information systems to deliver accurate information. This includes investigating financial queries, reporting findings, and making recommendations for appropriate action.
• The role also requires operating financial administration and procurement processes in accordance with corporate rules, such as raising orders, arranging payments, requesting invoices, and maintaining local financial records. Additionally, the role includes managing office supplies and purchasing stock as needed to ensure the smooth operation of administrative services and to support team requirements.

  We’re seeking a confident professional with strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to leadership and service delivery.

The people we are looking for will have: 

NVQ Level 4 in Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience.

Ability to design, develop and implement effective administrative systems to meet changing needs of the service.

Supervision or line management experience.

Ability to organise own and team workload and meet deadlines, able to work calmly and effectively under pressure.

Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive information to maintain strict confidentiality where appropriate.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Internet Explorer and experience of operating effective administration management processes.

Ability to work on own initiative.

Apply to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs

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Salary/Benefits  Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge, pro-rota*

Contract type  Permanent

Hours  Part Time

Hours per week 24

Closing date 31/10/2025

Part-time Maintenance Assistant to join their friendly team

Overview

We are looking to recruit a maintenance/handy person to carry out maintenance duties in the guest bedrooms.

Hours of are 24 hours per week over three days and must include working weekends. Ideally third day would be a Monday, although can be flexible if another day is preferred.

Key skills for this role include:

• Experience in all aspects of carrying out maintenance tasks
• Be competent at achieving a high standard of finish
• Be able to work to high standards with minimal or no supervision
• General Maintenance experience ideally within a customer service environment
• Have excellent English language skills, verbal and written.

Apply to: careers.elitehotels.co.uk

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Bar Assistant, The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne.

Salary/Benefits Competitive Salary plus £2,400pa service charge*, live in accommodation available

Contract type Permanent

Hours  Full Time

Hours per week 35 hours

Closing date10/10/2025

An exciting opportunity to join our wonderful team as Bar Assistant

This is a fabulous opportunity for anyone looking for a fun and rewarding career in hospitality.  Serving beer, wine, spirits and cocktails to resident guests and guests attending weddings and other special occasions, your high standard of service and welcoming personality will make the Grand Hotel an experience to remember.

The position of Bar Assistant offers good training and career progression opportunities and would suit someone with a minimum of one year’s customer service experience, looking to upgrade to a five star environment or who would like to take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn and earn at the same time.

You will be working 35 hours per week, over 5 days. Due to the nature of our business, you will be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so flexibility is key.

What we need from you:

• Must be 18 years of age or over due to licensing laws.
• Polite, well-presented and personable.
• Good customer service and interpersonal skills essential, enabling you to work efficiently within a close team.
• Possess a good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Some customer service experience desired
• Knowledge of cocktails, wine and liqueurs preferred however not essential as full training will be given.
• Enthusiasm to learn and the ability to hit the ground running with a smile on your face is essential

Apply to: careers.elitehotels.co.uk

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• Reservations Sales Agent, The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

Salary/Benefits   Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge

Contract type  Permanent

Hours Part Time

Hours per week 32

Closing date 26/10/2025

Reservations Sales Agent Overview

You will be working within an enthusiastic and friendly Reservations team, taking all room sales enquiries via telephone or via email.

• As a Reservationist you will be ensuring that all guest room bookings and dinner reservations are dealt with in a flawless and professional manner and ensuring that upselling and exceeding expectations is part of your day to day role.
• You will be familiar with all hotel facilities and be confident in promoting and recommending these to our guests
• Hours are 32hrs per week working over four or five days out of seven which will include weekends and bank holidays. The office is covered from 8am to 8pm so shifts will be varying around these hours.
• Incentive opportunity to earn an extra £200 per month if you exceed budget revenue of 5% or more in leisure sales.

Reservations Sales Agent Key Attributes

• Previous experience as a hotel reservationist or receptionist preferred.
• Good customer service and interpersonal skills essential, enabling you to work efficiently within a close team.
• An excellent and confident telephone manner.
• Possess a excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Enthusiasm to learn and the ability to hit the ground running with a smile on your face is essential.

Apply to: careers.elitehotels.co.uk

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Salary/Benefits Competitive Salary, plus a share of the service charge*

Contract type  Permanent

Hours  Full Time

Hours per week40

Closing date 25/10/2025

Overview of Conference & Events porter role:

Your role as Conference and Events Porter will be to assist in the set up of the event as outlined on the function sheet. The Conference and Events Porter will be expected to follow direct instructions from the Conference & Events Manager in order to fulfil all aspects of the function as detailed on the function sheet. The role will require you to assist in other Food and Beverage departments when there are no functions happening.

This is a full time position working 40 hours over five days, which will include evenings, bank holidays and weekends. 

Attributes/Experience required:

• Confident ability to communicate and establish rapport with ease.
• Organised and efficient worker.
• Excellent attention to detail and customer service skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to manage differing personalities
• A good command of the English language, both written and spoken.
• Adaptable to support other departments such as Lounge, Restaurant and Bar.
• Physically fit as moving equipment is a requirement of the role.

Apply to: careers.elitehotels.co.uk

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Relief Teaching Assistant (The Southfield Trust), East Sussex County Council, Eastbourne

Join Our Team

The Southfield Trust is seeking to build a bank of Relief Teaching Assistants to help with ensuring robust cover across our Multi-Academy Trust. We offer the opportunity to work in an urban setting, supporting a diverse group of SEN students to achieve their full potential

The Role  

As a Relief Teaching Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our teachers and engaging with our pupils. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation and delivery of lessons
• Providing support to individual students or small groups to help them understand the material and complete tasks
• Helping to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment
• Monitoring and recording student progress
• Assisting with the management of classroom resources and setup
• Casual hours, across all of our six Eastbourne sites.

About You

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A genuine passion for education and the well-being of children
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work collaboratively with teachers and school staff
• Patience, flexibility, and a positive attitude.

We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming staff team
• Opportunities for professional development
• A dynamic and creative work environment
• Training
• Casual, flexible hours
• The hourly rate offered for this post is £12.45 – based on Single Status Grade 3.7 / £24,027.

Apply to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs

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DrainLine Construction based roles in road and highway maintenance.

The above company have several jobs available:

HGV Driver (Class 2) – Gulley Trucks:

• You will be a skilled and experienced HGV Driver with a Class 2 license to operate Gulley Trucks. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of road safety regulations and possess excellent driving skills. You will be responsible for transporting and emptying gully waste from specified locations.

Combination Unit Operative – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

Traffic Management Operative:

• As a Traffic Management Operative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of road users and construction workers by implementing and maintaining traffic management systems. This position requires individuals with a commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Civils operatives – Hickstead office

HGV drivers – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

The average wage is £16 per hour, when fully trained. Wages range from £11 – £25 p/h depending on the role. Employees usually work 45 hours per week.

For more information about the company and this position, please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

DrainLine Construction based roles in road and highway maintenance.

The above company have several jobs available:

HGV Driver (Class 2) – Gulley Trucks:

• You will be a skilled and experienced HGV Driver with a Class 2 license to operate Gulley Trucks. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of road safety regulations and possess excellent driving skills. You will be responsible for transporting and emptying gully waste from specified locations.

Combination Unit Operative – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

Traffic Management Operative:

• As a Traffic Management Operative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of road users and construction workers by implementing and maintaining traffic management systems. This position requires individuals with a commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Civils operatives – Hickstead office

HGV drivers – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

The average wage is £16 per hour, when fully trained. Wages range from £11 – £25 p/h depending on the role. Employees usually work 45 hours per week.

For more information about the company and this position, please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

DrainLine Construction based roles in road and highway maintenance.

The above company have several jobs available:

HGV Driver (Class 2) – Gulley Trucks:

• You will be a skilled and experienced HGV Driver with a Class 2 license to operate Gulley Trucks. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of road safety regulations and possess excellent driving skills. You will be responsible for transporting and emptying gully waste from specified locations.

Combination Unit Operative – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

Traffic Management Operative:

• As a Traffic Management Operative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of road users and construction workers by implementing and maintaining traffic management systems. This position requires individuals with a commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Civils operatives – Hickstead office

HGV drivers – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

The average wage is £16 per hour, when fully trained. Wages range from £11 – £25 p/h depending on the role. Employees usually work 45 hours per week.

For more information about the company and this position, please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

DrainLine Construction based roles in road and highway maintenance.

The above company have several jobs available:

HGV Driver (Class 2) – Gulley Trucks:

• You will be a skilled and experienced HGV Driver with a Class 2 license to operate Gulley Trucks. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of road safety regulations and possess excellent driving skills. You will be responsible for transporting and emptying gully waste from specified locations.

Combination Unit Operative – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

Traffic Management Operative:

• As a Traffic Management Operative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of road users and construction workers by implementing and maintaining traffic management systems. This position requires individuals with a commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Civils operatives – Hickstead office

HGV drivers – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

The average wage is £16 per hour, when fully trained. Wages range from £11 – £25 p/h depending on the role. Employees usually work 45 hours per week.

For more information about the company and this position, please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

DrainLine Construction based roles in road and highway maintenance.

The above company have several jobs available:

HGV Driver (Class 2) – Gulley Trucks:

• You will be a skilled and experienced HGV Driver with a Class 2 license to operate Gulley Trucks. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of road safety regulations and possess excellent driving skills. You will be responsible for transporting and emptying gully waste from specified locations.

Combination Unit Operative – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

Traffic Management Operative:

• As a Traffic Management Operative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of road users and construction workers by implementing and maintaining traffic management systems. This position requires individuals with a commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Civils operatives – Hickstead office

HGV drivers – Heathfield & Hickstead depots

The average wage is £16 per hour, when fully trained. Wages range from £11 – £25 p/h depending on the role. Employees usually work 45 hours per week.

For more information about the company and this position, please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

£12.45 (£25,318 per annum) after qualifying period

Fancy being part of the lifeblood of our local community? Bored of the same four walls and want to get out and meet some amazing people across our region? And want to do this with a company which offers you a great salary, fantastic pension, all the training you need (for free!), and a brilliant environment?

You’ll make sure that Sarah gets to her university lectures on time. You’ll say hello to James on his way to hospital to see his new baby boy. You’ll help Vikram get to his first day at his new job.

And you thought being a bus driver was all about driving!

You’ll be so much more than this! You’ll be the face of our business – playing an incredibly important role each and every day safely and comfortably transporting our fantastic customers to work, to the high street, to our cities, towns and villages, to healthcare and community services, to days away and nights out.

You’ll know some of them by name, and some of them will know you on first name terms too!

And where they don’t, we’re relying on you to give them a fantastic journey to remember with your focus on all things customer.

If that’s not enough, you’ll be part of an incredible family. We employ over 200 colleagues in Eastbourne alone, and 25,000 across the UK. You’ll part of one of the UK’s greatest business success stories, driving us forward (sorry about the pun!) to even bigger success.

There’s only two things we need:

You’ll need to hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points on it. And you’ll want to deliver a great experience for our customers.

And that’s it…we’ll help you with everything else you’ll need to know!

So if you like the sound of being a professional driver and customer ambassador for Stagecoach South East click Apply Now for our brilliant application experience

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Eastbourne Depot Birch Road, Eastbourne East Sussex BN23 6PD

Apply to: www.stagecoachbus.com/careers

If you would like our help to apply for this or similar positions and to stand out from the crowd, please contact us. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.