Teaching Assistant

Pelton Community Primary School, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1EZ

80 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,550.00 - £24,045.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Location: Pelton Primary School

Grade 2

37 Hours per week term time plus 2 weeks

Start date: October 2026

Help Every Child Thrive

Are you passionate about making a real difference in children's lives? Do you have the skills, compassion and dedication to support pupils to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential?

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, nurturing and committed Teaching Assistant to join the team at Pelton Primary School.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a caring and inclusive school community where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to succeed. Working alongside teachers and wider school staff, you will play a vital role in helping pupils access learning, build confidence, develop independence and celebrate success every day.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have experience of supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs and a strong understanding of nurture-based approaches. The successful candidate will be able to build positive and trusting relationships with children, provide emotional support when needed and help pupils develop the resilience, confidence and self-regulation skills required to engage successfully with learning and school life.

About the Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work under the direction of teaching staff to support pupils' learning, progress and wellbeing. You will:

• Support learning activities within the classroom and through targeted interventions.
• Work with individual pupils, small groups and occasionally whole classes.
• Monitor and provide feedback on pupil progress and behaviour.
• Support pupils' social, emotional and personal development.
• Help create a nurturing, stimulating and inclusive learning environment.
• Contribute to the implementation of individual support plans and additional provision where required.
• Support pupils to develop independence, confidence and positive relationships.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and external agencies to achieve the best outcomes for children.

The Person We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is passionate about inclusion and understands the importance of supporting the whole child, both academically and emotionally.

The successful candidate will have:

• A nationally recognised Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, such as NNEB, BTEC Level 2 or CACHE Level 2.
• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Recent experience of working with children in an educational setting.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A calm, positive and professional approach.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Experience of supporting children with SEND, communication difficulties, autism, additional needs or individual support plans would be advantageous.

Why Join Connect Multi-Academy Trust?

At Connect Multi-Academy Trust, our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating exceptional learning environments and supporting our staff to thrive professionally and personally.

As part of our growing Trust, you will benefit from:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A Trust-wide commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Recognition and celebration of staff contributions.
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact on the lives of children and young people.

Our People Strategy reflects our ambition to be a great place to work, where talented people are encouraged to grow, develop and achieve their full potential.

Join Us!

If you are a caring, resilient and enthusiastic individual who is committed to helping children flourish academically, socially and emotionally, we would love to hear from you.

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which aren't 'protected' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and check to establish that a person is not barred from 'regulated activity' as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Please note that we operate a probationary period of 4 months across all jobs in the Trust (see attached policy for further details). You will receive a comprehensive induction to support you to successfully pass your probation.

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 Pelton Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 309 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pelton Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pelton-community-primary-school-chester-le-street

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