Teaching Assistant

Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School, Crediton, Devon, EX17 6PJ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  23 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.85 - £13.47 Hourly Term Time only

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant (with mealtime duty)
Full time to commence as soon as possible in September 2026

To be paid at NJC Band C Scale Point 6 £13.47ph (39 weeks per year) for the TA role and NJC Band A Scale Point 3 £12.85ph (38 weeks per year) for the MTA role.

This particular role is a fixed term appointment linked to EHCP funding to support pupils with SEND across the school, supporting children in class. We are looking for an individual who has experience of working in school and supporting children with SEND and generally in their learning. CPD will be provided along with support from outside agencies.

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’. We want you to come and join our happy, positive team where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will live out our values of kindness, curiosity, courage and resilience.

We are looking for someone with a strong, sensitive and caring approach to children’s needs, who is able to be an effective communicator and think creatively. You will need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed.

Ideally, you will:

Provide a sensitive and nurturing approach to children’s needs
Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents
Have excellent English and Maths skills
Be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour
Be able to use your own initiative when required
Have experience in a similar role in a school
Have prior knowledge and experience of working with children with special educational needs
You should have literacy and numeracy to GCSE A-C or equivalent.

What we can offer you:

Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership
Substantial workplace pension
Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons
Staff Wellbeing support
CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure and Social Media online check is required for this post.

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 Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/morchard-bishop-church-of-england-primary-school

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