Teaching Assistant

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

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,305.00 - £26,325.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Location: Pelton Primary School

Grade 3

37 Hours per week term time plus 2 weeks

Start date: September 2026

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our team at Pelton Primary School.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils so they can access learning, develop their independence, and experience a sense of achievement. You will work under the guidance of teaching staff to deliver high-quality learning experiences to individuals, small groups, and occasionally whole classes, helping to raise standards and promote inclusion across the school.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates high expectations, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents. You will contribute to classroom learning, support pupils with a range of needs (including those with SEND or additional support plans), and help create a nurturing and stimulating environment where all children can thrive.

Applicants should hold a relevant Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (or equivalent) and have GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths. Experience of working with children in a school setting is essential, and experience supporting pupils with a variety of needs, including social, emotional, and communication difficulties is desirable.

We are a Rights Respecting School, we place children’s rights at the heart of all we do, ensuring every pupil has a voice, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to grow in an environment founded on respect, equality and fairness.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking Trust that places students at the heart of everything we do. As a growing organisation, Connect Multi-Academy Trust offers staff the chance to contribute to our continued development and success. Our People Strategy underpins our commitment to being a great place to work. We focus on engaging and including all staff, rewarding and recognising their contribution, supporting professional development, and attracting and welcoming the very best people into our schools.

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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