Teaching Assistant

Constantine Primary School, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5AG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 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: Part time: 30 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed term contract linked to funding
• Hourly rate: Grade C £12.56 p/hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team. Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable and the ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills and a real enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children to support them to be their very best. Experience of working with children with SEND would be an advantage.

This is a fixed term, variable hours contract linked to funding with initial hours of 30 hours per week, term time only.

The successful candidate will be:

· A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team

· Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review

· Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children

· Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum

· An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills

· Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils

What the school offers its staff

As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:

• A competitive salary and membership of Local Governmenrt Pension Scheme;
• A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;
• Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;
• A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth;
• The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams.

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

Kernow Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we implement the safer recruitment process; the successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and to undergo checks including an enhanced DBS clearance, prohibition and online (social media) checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Constantine Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 158 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Constantine Primary School website
• Email address: hr@kernowlearning.co.uk
• Phone number: 01637 303106
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/constantine-primary-school-falmouth

Constantine Primary School is a welcoming primary academy in the heart of the Constantine community. We are proudly part of Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust.

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