Teaching Assistant 28.5 hours per week

Crackley Bank Primary School, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7BE

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4, SCP 6-7, actual salary £22,790 - £23,153

Teaching Assistant 28.5 hours per week job summary

Crackley Bank Primary School is a happy, warm and exciting place to work. We are seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team. We welcome applications from qualified Teaching Assistants and experience working with children in Early Years settings would be desirable, however you must be prepared to work throughout the school if required.

As part of the Collective Vision Trust, we have strong community links and excellent CPD opportunities. You will join a supportive and friendly team, committed to promoting high achievement both in education and pastorally.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience as a Teaching Assistant in an Early Years or primary school setting

• A NVQ Level 3 qualification for Teaching Assistants

• Have high expectations for all pupils

• Be committed to providing a stimulating, creative curriculum

• Be able to work well as part of a dedicated team

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Be able to motivate and engage pupils with their learning

We offer you:

• Enthusiastic, courteous children who are keen to learn and thrive on challenge

• A strong whole school ethos based on Care, Belief, Pride and Success

• A supportive team enabling the successful candidate to begin their career with us in a year group that develops their strengths

• A dedicated staff team committed to achieving high standards

• A range of professional development and career opportunities

• A supportive and visionary governing body

Visits to the school are encouraged - please ring the school office to arrange an appointment. 

Interview Date: Friday 26th June 2026

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to both a social media check and criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimand, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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 Crackley Bank Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 187 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Crackley Bank Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crackley-bank-primary-school-newcastle

Crackley Bank Primary School is a happy, warm and exciting place to work.
As part of the Collective Vision Trust, we have strong community links and excellent CPD opportunities.
You will join a supportive and friendly teaching team, committed to promoting high achievement both in education and pastorally.

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