Teaching Assistant

Sandy Hill Academy, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3AT

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours per week.
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31 August 2026.
• Full-time equivalent salary: Level 2A-2B Actual Annual Salary Range £20,348-£20,755 (FTE £23,791-£24,267)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require a Teaching Assistant to work 37.5 hours per week, term time plus 2 INSET days, on a fixed term basis until August 2026. The hours of work are 07:45am - 03:15pm, Monday to Friday with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.The successful applicant will need to be a team player and able to use their own initiative. They will also be professional, flexible and friendly with a sense of humour and a solution focused mindset.

What the school offers its staff

Sandy Hill Academy and Nursery is a vibrant, exciting community offering many opportunities for both educational and personal development. Our school motto is, 'Aspiring to achieve, determined to succeed.'

We encourage children to use this language for learning, building independence, building resilience and developing life skills. Our aim is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to enjoy their school life and to achieve their maximum potential within a supported, whole child-centred environment.Sandy Hill Academy has a team of dedicated, hardworking and loyal staff, passionate in supporting children to achieve their very best, both academically and in character.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sandy Hill Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sandy Hill Academy website
• Email address: jobs@aspireacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sandy-hill-academy

Arranging a visit to Sandy Hill Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@aspireacademytrust.org.

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