Teaching assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor

St Mellion Church of England Primary School, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6RG

43 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,800.00 - £11,358.00 Annually (Actual) Actual salary depending on experience, term time only.

Teaching assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Our 'Bring It!' vision requires us to ensure our pupils are excited by and fully engaged in their learning and school experience more widely. We support them to use their talents to create positive school memories with their friends that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

Our aim is to inspire a lifetime of adventure. As a Church of England Trust, we support its vision for education which is deeply Christian, with Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness' at its heart.

St Mellion Church of England Primary School is a smaller than average school.

Our school community is very ambitious and everybody within it works hard together to create an educational experience that enables all our children to achieve their academic potential. The same hard work is also expected of our children too, and their positive learning behaviour ensures that there is progress to celebrate every day, both in class and in whole school assemblies and collective worship.

Our children are at the heart of every decision that we make. For instance, the curriculum, educational trips and residentials have been thoughtfully created to engage, stimulate and challenge every child and foster a love for life-long learning and curiosity of the world. The positive relationships created by all adults with children ensure that every child is nurtured in order to develop within them a confidence and positivity to embrace whatever challenges and adventures come their way.

Underpinning all this is the school’s commitment to ensuring that all our children possess the values, skills and knowledge to prepare them for the next phase of their educational journey as well as enabling them to make a positive contribution to our local community and wider world. Our children bring courage, bring creativity and bring friendship to all that they do.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and talented team. We are part of a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our pupils’ learning. Applicants will need to demonstrate all elements of the essential criteria within the job description.

We aim to develop a love of learning in our children to last through their lives. We believe passionately in our children having the highest aspirations and are committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum with exciting opportunities. We want to enable all our children to realise their full potential, their talents and their interests in all areas.

The role would be term time, Monday to Friday, 08.45am to 12.15pm for the Teaching Assistant element of the role and 12.15pm to 12.45pm for the Lunchtime Supervisor element of the role. This role is fixed term until 31/08/2026. Teaching Assistant is 17.5 hours per week and Lunchtime Supervisor is 2.5 hours per week.

In return we offer an great benefits package that consists of:

• Generous local authority pension scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee Assistance programme

• Flexible working considered

• Enhanced holiday entitlement, plus further accrual though length of service

• Free eyecare vouchers for DSE users

• Corporate gym membership discount

• Ongoing Training and Development opportunities

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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

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 St Mellion Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 44 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mellion Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mellion-church-of-england-primary-school

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