4 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    2 November 2026

  • Closing date

    16 November 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full time equivalent salary

FTE from £26,016 to £26,847

1 To 1 Teaching Assistant job summary

Do you have a passion for supporting young people to thrive in a school environment?


We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a member of our support staff. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in helping pupils reach their potential, while contributing to the smooth running of our school community.


As part of our support team, you will:

  • Assist colleagues in creating a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment
  • Provide pastoral and academic support to pupils
  • Help with classroom activities, small group work, or one-to-one interventions

  • We are seeking someone who is:

  • Positive, patient, and committed to helping children succeed
  • A strong communicator with good organisational skills
  • Able to work as part of a team as well as independently
  • Flexible and proactive in supporting a busy school environment

  • Why join us?

    As part of Plymouth CAST Multi-Academy Trust, you will benefit from:

  • Access to high-quality professional development and training opportunities across the Trust
  • Career progression routes within a network of schools
  • Collaboration and support from experienced colleagues across the MAT
  • A strong sense of belonging to a wider educational community with shared values and vision
  • Our commitment to staff wellbeing – as a proud signatory of the Department for Education’s Staff Wellbeing Charter, we actively promote and protect the wellbeing and mental health of all colleagues.

  • What we offer:

  • A welcoming and supportive staff team
  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Competitive pay – aligned to nationally agreed pay scales
  • Pension scheme – most support staff are eligible for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), one of the best public sector pensions
  • Employee Benefit Discount Scheme (retail discounts and cashback offers)
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – free counselling, wellbeing, and advice service
  • The chance to make a real difference to the lives of young people

  • If you are motivated, caring, and eager to contribute to our school community, we would love to hear from you.

    Further information about the job

    The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
    Visas cannot be sponsored.
    If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

    Commitment to safeguarding

    Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

    Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

    Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
    childcare disqualification
    Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
    medical
    online and social media
    prohibition from teaching
    right to work
    satisfactory references
    suitability to work with children

    You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

    Applying for the job

    This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

    CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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    About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin

    Organisation type
    Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
    Education phase
    Primary school
    Size
    239 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    3 to 11
    Ofsted report
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    Catholic Primary School with a nursery; taking pupils 3-11

    School location

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