Teaching Assistant

Alverton Primary School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4QD

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 11,232.14

Teaching Assistant job summary

Alverton Primary School are looking to appoint a part-time Teaching Assistant to work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, including lunchtimes. The role will be from 8.30am-3.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break – 19.5 hours per week, term time only, 38 working weeks (43.699 paid weeks) per year.
The role would start as soon as possible and is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2027 in the first instance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful, hard-working and friendly team.
About You:
The successful applicant must: •         have the ability to work as part of our team;•         maintain, form and develop positive and strong professional relationships within the learning community as a whole;•         show a high level of commitment to, and enthusiasm for, the role;•         be able to empathise with the needs of the children;•         be able to support pupils with strategies to help them communicate, develop within their play and become independent learners•         have energy, flexibility and drive;•         have high expectations for themselves and their pupils.
When writing your application please refer to this advert and to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job specification.
Alverton Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. The school takes its safeguarding responsibilities very seriously and our expectation is that any adults working in our school or nursery adhere to our expectations and procedures regarding safeguarding.
Please see our website http://www.alverton.org.uk for details about our school. Our Child Protection Policy, which includes Safer Recruitment, is included in the Policies section under the Key Information heading.
Benefits of Working with Us:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.The closing date and time for receiving applications is Tuesday 10th November at 9am.If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Nichola Smith, Headteacher on nsmith@alverton.tpacademytrust.orgInterviews to be held on Thursday 19th November.
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.

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 Alverton Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 386 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alverton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alverton-primary-school-penzance

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