TA – 5 days a week / Temporary

St Helen's Primary School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3NY

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday-Friday term time only. 8.35am - 3.15pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 3 months but will be reviewed and extended as required (needs of the children)
• Pay scale: Level 2 point 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Is committed to raising achievement for all of our pupils;

• Fully committed to the role of working alongside a pupil with Additional Needs

• Experienced in working with children with Special Educational Needs.

• Experienced in supporting children with emotional regulation difficulties

• Experienced at supporting children in developing their social interaction and social communication skills

• Experienced in helping children to understand risk and how to keep themselves safe

• Experienced in working with children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs

• Motivated, energetic and has a flexible and innovative approach to learning

• Passionate about providing the best opportunities possible for our children

• Committed to working as part of a hard-working and dedicated team

• Flexible and adaptable

• Calm and patient

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you:

• Strong strategic leadership and a commitment to achieving high standards
• A vibrant learning community with enthusiastic pupils and a hard working team
• A commitment to your professional development.
• Access to Education Mutual health care support

As a member of the St Helen’s team we expect all staff to uphold our school vision and follow policies and routines set out to ensure children have a positive school experience.

Please refer to the job description and the personal specification when applying; outlining what skills, qualities and experience you can offer.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. If you would like further details or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Amie Lill, School Business Manager for an application pack on finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk. Find out more information about our school at: https://www.sthelensprimary.org/ We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note the school may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date if a suitable candidate if found.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, ISA registration, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, online search, medical check and two satisfactory references.

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.

TA – 5 days a week / Temporary

Vacancy at St Helen’s Primary School - Bluntisham

Hours of work: 8.35am-3.15pm weekdays term-time only. Scale: Level 2 Point 6

Start Date: January 2026 Closing date: 6pm on Friday 12th December 2025. Interview date: Thursday 18th December 2025.

St Helen’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment.

St Helen’s is a Good small village school where staff and children are committed to working together.

We are seeking a confident Teaching Assistant to support the Year 3 classroom teacher to help facilitate the active participation of high need’s children in the academic and social activities of the school.

This will be a part time post, working 5 days a week on a temporary contract up to 31st March 2026 initially. This may be extended dependant on the needs of the children.

St Helen’s is an outward looking primary school with a real sense of purpose. It plays a central role in the heart of Bluntisham’s community. We are a small village school where staff and children are committed to working together.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is committed to raising achievement for all of our pupils;
• Fully committed to the role of working alongside a pupil with Additional Needs
• Experienced in working with children with Special Educational Needs.
• Experienced in supporting children with emotional regulation difficulties
• Experienced at supporting children in developing their social interaction and social communication skills
• Experienced in helping children to understand risk and how to keep themselves safe
• Experienced in working with children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs
• Motivated, energetic and has a flexible and innovative approach to learning
• Passionate about providing the best opportunities possible for our children
• Committed to working as part of a hard-working and dedicated team
• Flexible and adaptable
• Calm and patient

We will offer you:

• Strong strategic leadership and a commitment to achieving high standards
• A vibrant learning community with enthusiastic pupils and a hard working team
• A commitment to your professional development.
• Access to Education Mutual health care support

As a member of the St Helen’s team we expect all staff to uphold our school vision and follow policies and routines set out to ensure children have a positive school experience.

Please refer to the job description and the personal specification when applying; outlining what skills, qualities and experience you can offer.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. If you would like further details or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Amie Lill, School Business Manager for an application pack on finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk. Find out more information about our school at: https://www.sthelensprimary.org/ We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note the school may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date if a suitable candidate if found.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, ISA registration, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, online search, medical check and two satisfactory references.

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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TA job Description.pdf - 234 KB (opens in new tab)

TA vacancy Application Form Dec25.docx - 61.6 KB (opens in new tab)

Recruitment privacy statement.pdf - 492 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Helen's Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 188 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Helen's Primary School website
• Email address: finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01487 841468
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-helen-s-primary-school-huntingdon

St Helen's is an outward looking primary school with a real sense of purpose. It plays a central role in the heart of Bluntisham’s community. We are a small village school where staff and children are committed to working together.

Arranging a visit to St Helen's Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk.

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