Preschool Teaching Assistant

Boringdon Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4HJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C

Preschool Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Location: Boringdon Primary School

Grade: C

Hours: 17.5 hours per week (38 weeks a year). Working patterns to be discussed at interview.

Boringdon Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to work as part of a newly-formed team, supporting the teaching and learning of our pupils in the new school-based nursery. The person appointed will need to be self-motivated, have excellent communication and organisational skills and a friendly and welcoming manner.

The Teaching Assistant will support the Preschool Teacher in providing an outstanding education to all our children in the setting, ensuring learning objectives are achieved and assisting in the management of pupils and the classroom. They will promote and embed the school’s ethos and values in everyday activities. Work may be conducted in the classroom, in the outdoor area of the Preschool and in our Forest School area.

We are looking for a candidate who is:

• Successful in using strategies to engage and enthuse Preschool-aged children
  
• Committed to children’s progress and able to make detailed observations of their learning

To discuss the role in anyway please contact the school: 01752 330424 or email aescott@boringdon.plymouth.sch.uk

To apply for this role please submit your application form via My New Term by clicking the orange "Apply Now" button.

We are unable to accept CVs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and have ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of young people.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications irrespective of race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation and/or age. We value the individuality and creativity that every worker potentially brings to the workforce.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references - references will be sought prior to interview. Proof of qualifications is compulsory.

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Provision of false data is an offence and will result in your application being rejected.

Westcountry Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust of 31 schools, currently employing approximately 2,500 staff and growing. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Our values inform our work and we hope you agree these are key to success:

Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.

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.

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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 Boringdon Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 379 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Boringdon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/boringdon-primary-school

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