Teaching Assistant

Callington Community College, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7DR

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Spring Term 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata salary of £18,931.58 per annum (33.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 INSET days)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Callington Community College is looking to appoint an experienced, confident and enthusiastic teaching assistant who shares our passion, vision and drive and who is prepared to go that extra mile to support our students.

This could involve facilitating student’s emotional regulation; working with those on the autistic spectrum or supporting students with low levels of Literacy and Numeracy to access the secondary curriculum. You should be capable of developing excellent relationships with the students and therefore a proven record of successfully working with young people is essential. You will be a hard-working individual; with high expectations and an unwavering determination to get the best outcomes for students.

When applying applicants should outline the skills and experience they will bring to the post in addition to their vision of how the role will develop over time.

Callington Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance, which will include, if appropriate, a letter of good conduct from any country in which an applicant has worked or lived in within the last 5 years; plus prudent checks of references and employment history. The interview will include questions about safeguarding children.

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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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Callington Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance, which will include, if appropriate, a letter of good conduct from any country in which an applicant has worked or lived in within the last 5 years; plus prudent checks of references and employment history. The interview will include questions about safeguarding children.

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 Callington Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 862 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Callington Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/callington-community-college-pl17-7dr

This is an exciting opportunity to join Westcountry Schools Trust. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Built on an extensive track record of excellence, the Trust combines a range of secondary colleges, primary schools and business units based in a variety of sites across Devon and Cornwall.

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