3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 December 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 December 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: 18 hours per week

Contract type

Fixed term - Temporary cover for long term staff absence

Actual salary

£10,596 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Has experience delivering ELSA or Thrive interventions
  • Is resilient, empathetic, and patient, with a genuine desire to support young people
  • Is passionate about learning and working with children of all ages and supporting them to achieve their best.
  • Can build positive relationships and relate well to a wide range of children and adults.
  • Can support the School values; aiming high, showing respect and having fun.
  • Can support the Trust values; respect, trust, courage and curiosity.

What the school offers its staff

  • A leadership team who are committed to school improvement and who view your professional development as a priority.
  • A friendly, supportive and committed staff team who care deeply about providing the best education possible for our children; all our staff are members of strong networks across the Trust who share thinking, best practice and problem solve together.
  • A well-resourced school environment.

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.

This is a temporary vacancy working 18 hours per week at Grade D6 (actual salary £10,596 per annum) based at Fitzmaurice Primary School. The days of work will be discussed at interview stage. The successful candidate will also support as a Midday Meals Supervisory Assistant during lunchtime.

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.

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About Fitzmaurice Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
285 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01225 862162

The Palladian Academy Trust is a community of schools, each with its own ethos, that enjoy a mutually enriching partnership. Our Trust includes both church and community academies working closely together, all connected by a shared vision for our pupils: ‘excellent and equitable opportunities so everyone can flourish.’

Arranging a visit to Fitzmaurice Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@palladianacademytrust.com.

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