- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 171 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Nursery Teaching Assistant
More than one location, Cornerstone Academy TrustThis job expired on 26 August 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2025
Closing date
26 August 2025 at 12:25pm
Date listed
29 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 25.5 hours per week term time - 8:00am to 5:00pm, 3 days a week PLUS working in our holiday club - 25.5 hours per week during school holidays - 8:00am to 5:00pm, 3 days a week. This post comes with a holiday entitlement of 28 days per annum, including bank holidays, PLUS Christmas school holidays.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Starting from £16,200
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence’ and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.
We are seeking Nursery Teaching Assistants to start as soon as possible to join our highly regarded teaching assistant staff within our Trust. We are looking for individuals with relevant experience of working with children, who is enthusiastic about supporting and educating primary aged children. You will need to have a passion and commitment to wanting our young children to develop a life-long love of learning by being a positive, nurturing, and supportive role model.
What you will bring;
- Experience of working with young children in a nursery or early years setting
- A warm, nurturing, and enthusiastic approach
- A commitment to professional development and EYFS best practices
- Support class teachers in delivering a rich, engaging curriculum
Your Role
- Support children aged 2–4 in all areas of the Early Years curriculum
- Work closely with EYFS Teachers and Deputy Nursery Leaders to deliver the range of learning opportunities
- Help plan, set up and deliver high-quality learning experiences
- Track children’s progress against the Early Learning Goals and meet regularly with parents as a child’s key worker
- Deliver wraparound care through the extended sessions and holiday provision
What the school offers its staff
- Heavily discounted childcare
- Health and cycle-to-work schemes
- Generous pension scheme
- Subsidised meals from our in-house chefs
- Free tea and coffee
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- State-of-the-art IT equipment
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.
This job post has expired.
About Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- vacancy@tcat.education
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
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Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@tcat.education.
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