EYFS Teaching Assistant
St Dennis Primary Academy, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8AY9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday 30 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until August 2026
Actual salary
- £16,586.40
What skills and experience we're looking for
About The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our happy and thriving village school.Weare seeking to appoint a motivated Teaching Assistant to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team. This position is in Nursery and Reception class and is fixed term until 31st August 2026. This role will involve working with children with Special Educational Needs.
At St Dennis Primary Academy, the children are at the very heart of all we do, and we work to ensure that ‘everyone matters, everyone succeeds and every moment counts’.
In the school’s Ofsted inspection report, it states that ‘St Dennis is built on strong relationships’ and ‘Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils. Staff share their vision. Leaders do what is best for pupils.’
About You:
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience and skills to work with pupils with specific educational needs within a mainstream setting.
- Be able to support the professional work of the teacher within the classroom.
- Have a desire to enthuse and inspire children with a range of needs.
- Be effective in forming positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents.
- Have good communication and organisational skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to work proactively and with flexibility as part of a team.
- Have a ‘can do’ positive attitude and a good sense of humour.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About St Dennis Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 196 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Dennis Primary Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
Vision
At St Dennis Primary Academy, we wholeheartedly believe that children learn best when they are happy, feel safe and are engaged. We pride ourselves on nurturing every child and recognising them as an individual with special strengths and talents. Because of this, our children feel good about themselves, are happy and love coming to school. Relationships are central to this, so we value working together with our families and the local community.
“Everyone matters, everyone succeeds, every moment counts”. This reflects that every member of our school community, including children, staff and families, are important and that through partnership working, everyone can succeed. It also reminds us that we are learning in so many ways, at all times of the school day and beyond.
Core Values
Through collaboration with all members of our school community (pupils, parents and carers, staff and governors) St Dennis Primary Academy decided upon six core values that are at the very heart of all we do:
Aspiration
Courage
Achievement
Friendship
Team Work
Responsibility
Arranging a visit to St Dennis Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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