Teaching Assistant

Cornwall Council; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in St. Austell is seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join their skilled team. Applicants should ideally have experience in a primary school setting and a passion for working with children, particularly those needing special educational support. This fixed-term role offers variable hours, starting with 22.5 hours per week, contributing to fostering an enriching educational environment. The successful candidate will benefit from a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to wellbeing services

CPD and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable.
• Ability to support high level needs SEN children.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as part of a team.
• Build strong rapport with children.
• Support safeguarding and wellbeing of all children.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Behaviour management

Job description

Teaching Assistant vacancy at Foxhole Learning Academy

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Job Description

Contract type: Fixed term contract until July 2026
Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 22.5 hpw
Start date: As soon as possible
How to apply: Apply online here

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team at Foxhole Learning Academy. Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable and the ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills and a real enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children to support them to be their very best. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a background in supporting high level needs SEN children in a school or specialist setting.

This is a fixed term, variable hours contract until July 2026 with initial hours of 22.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team
• Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review
• Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children
• Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum
• An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills
• Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils

Foxhole is a small village school for up to 105 children aged between 4 and 11 years old. Our core values, known as The Foxhole Five, are at the heart of all that we do. Our values support us to develop our children as ambitious, curious and confident individuals with a love of life and learning. We pride ourselves on our nurturing environment and offer a safe, happy place where everyone is known and valued, and where differing needs are acknowledged, accepted and met. Our core values help us to live out our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’.

Relationships are one of our core values and we place great emphasis on building positive relationships with everyone within our school and wider community. We are proudly part of the Kernow Learning family, which brings together a number of schools across Cornwall and provides strength and stability to ensure that we offer the very best education to the community we serve.

We are a friendly and welcoming school and work in partnership with our families in a way that places our school at the heart of the local community.

Kernow Learning is a multi‑academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy, our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration, innovation, and development. Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure children’s early reading, whilst our Teaching School Hub, as a partner in OneCornwall, provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme;
• A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;
• Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;
• A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth;
• The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams.

If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our trust, then we would love to hear from you.

You can apply for this position online by visiting www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

For further information, or for support with the application process, please contact our HR Team on 01637 303106 or email [e-mail].

Apply now at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.

Organisation address: Kernow Learning, The Old Cricket Pavilion, Treninncik Hill, Newquay, TR7 2JU

• Advertised Salary Range Grade C £12.56 p/hour (£24,224 p.a. pro rata)