Level 2 Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Ely St John's Community Primary School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3BW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 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: £26,427.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) NJC 5-6 actual salary pro rata to hours and weeks worked

Level 2 Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term job summary

The role is for 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 3.5 hours per day. You will play an important role in supporting high-quality teaching and learning across the school and helping our pupils to thrive.

Ely St John's Community Primary School is a thirteen-class primary school in Ely, with 380 pupils on roll, serving a large housing estate on the edge of the city.

We offer:

• A strong ethos and clear whole-school commitment to our Therapeutic approach
• High expectations for pupils and positive attitudes to learning
• A commitment to developing the whole child - academically, socially and developmentally
• A strong sense of community
• A strong tradition and commitment to safeguarding, which runs through everything we do

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Experience of working or volunteering with children in a primary school
• Experience of pupil support and/or leading interventions
• The capability to engage in all aspects of the curriculum, including physical and outdoor activity
• A belief in our therapeutic approach to behaviour and the ability to nurture, support and encourage all pupils

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, caring and committed to making a positive difference to children's lives. If you share our values and would enjoy being part of our school community, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged, to arrange a visit please contact the school office via email office@elystjohns.cambs.sch.uk

Applications to be made via My New Term:

At Ely St John’s Community Primary School, we welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. ​​Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including the right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check, online and background checks, overseas police clearance if applicable, a medical questionnaire and two satisfactory references.

Please note: The canvassing of any employee, or member of the Governing Body, directly or indirectly, is prohibited and will be considered a disqualification.

Closing Date: 12.00 pm Wednesday 14 October 2026

Interviews will be in the week beginning Monday 19October 2026

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.

About Ely St John's Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 371 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ely St John's Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ely-st-john-s-community-primary-school

We have a 'family feel' to our school despite it being quite large. We all take an interest in each other and care for each other. Our approach is built around the ‘EJ Way’ which embodies the values, attitudes and behaviours we feel create a love of learning. Our aim is to provide a nurturing, friendly school community in which every child and adult feels valued and secure so that we are a school where people wish to be and belong

The city of Ely is a lively and thriving city in East Anglia and has been named amongst The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live list after being praised for its “friendliness and historic atmosphere”. It is situated 14 miles North East of Cambridge.

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