7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2025

  • Closing date

    21 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,656.00 - £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £ 14750.77 - £ 14,982.11

Level 1 Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Weldon CE Primary School

‘Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it.'

Contract Type:- Permanent

Contract Term:- Part-Time

Salary:- £23,656.00 to 24,027.00 - Annually (FTE) - 27.5hours = £14,750.77 - £ 14,982.11 Actual.

Closing Date:- 12:00pm, 21st July 2025

Start Date:- 01/09/2025

Positions Available:- 1

Date of Interview:- Friday 25th July 2025

About this Role

We are a friendly, successful primary school at the centre of the attractive village of Weldon. We have 210 pupils on role, attain excellent academic standards and have a very strong, friendly staff, governor and parent team.

Here at Weldon CE Primary School we seek to nurture the infinite worth of every unique individual through love, respect and forgiveness, fostering an enduring passion for learning and an ability to live life in all its fullness. Our inclusive school community aims to enable our students to fulfil their true potential, developing people who make a positive impact on the world.

As a staff and school we are committed to mutual respect and teamwork. We hold high standards in terms of professional relationships, work ethos and personal integrity, and we value the relationships we have with our parent body.

We have an opportunity for a Level 1 Teaching Assistant to work with our children to make the lunchtime experience for our children positive, happy and healthy.

We are seeking someone who:

  • Is enthusiastic, approachable, friendly and positive about their contribution to our whole school community;
  • Has the ability to work confidently, effectively, flexibly and independently
  • Previous experience of working with and supporting children of relevant age in a school environment.
  • Good communication skills and a willingness to work constructively as part of a supportive team.
  • Good Literacy and Numeracy skills.
  • Ability to build successful working relationships with both children, staff and parents.
  • Personal commitment to on-going professional development.
  • Shows initiative and creativity in different situations;
  • Is passionate about children’s safety and well-being;
  • Is keen to support the ethos of a Church school.

Please see the attached Job Description to review all details of this role.

We can offer you:

  • A working atmosphere that is very much like one big family, from the children to the parents, staff and Governors.
  • An exciting opportunity to work within the wider aspirational SLT team that want to embrace your talents and skills.
  • Excellent CPD through being part of the Peterborough Diocesan Academy (PDET).

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert if we receive enough suitable applications. Therefore, please don’t delay in applying!

If this sounds like the perfect job opportunity and you’d like to join our family, Weldon CE Primary School would like to hear from you!

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact us on 01536 265288 if you wish to arrange a visit for you.

Weldon CE Primary is a proud member of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust and has been since 2016. We are a family of 36 schools across the Peterborough Diocese, and these strong links make special contribution to our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and learning. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing finances and other central services for the academies within the Trust.

More information about the school and the Trust, please find links to our website below:

https://www.weldonceprimary.co.uk/welcome/

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

Weldon CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and references will be sought prior to interview for all shortlisted candidates. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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 Weldon Church of England Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
210 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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We are a friendly, successful primary school at the centre of the attractive village of Weldon. We have 209 pupils on role, attain excellent academic standards and have a very strong, friendly staff, governor and parent team.
Here at Weldon CE Primary School we seek to nurture the infinite worth of every unique individual through love, respect and forgiveness, fostering an enduring passion for learning and an ability to live life in all its fullness. Our inclusive school community aims to enable our students to fulfil their true potential, developing people who make a positive impact on the world.
As a staff and school we are committed to mutual respect and teamwork. We hold high standards in terms of professional relationships, work ethos and personal integrity, and we value the relationships we have with our parent body.
Weldon CE Primary is a proud member of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust and has been since 2016. We are a family of 33 schools across the Peterborough Diocese, and these strong links make special contribution to our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and learning. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing finances and other central services for the academies within the Trust.

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