Teaching Assistant (Nursery)

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2HH

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583 - £26,403

Teaching Assistant (Nursery) job summary

Salary: NJC Grade C: £25,583 - £26,403 FTE (This will be paid pro-rata to reflect hours and weeks worked)

Working Pattern: This is a fixed term position working 28.6 hours per week, 39 weeks per year until 31st August 2026 (Monday to Friday)

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is a partner school of The Harbour Schools Partnership based in North Devon.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated Teaching Assistant with a passion for early childhood development to join our hardworking and dedicated Early Years / Nursery team.

You will be required to carry out a range of teaching and learning activities including assessment and planning, preparing resources, setting up and managing the learning environment and maintaining pupil records.

We are looking for someone who:

Is able to build strong appropriate relationships with children, parents and staff Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work well as part of a team Is strongly committed to improving outcomes for all children but especially the most vulnerable in our community Is committed to our Growth Mindset ethos and their own personal journey as a learner Has secure literacy and numeracy skills, ideally at GCSE Grade C or above which includes English and Maths Has NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience preferably in Early Years

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures, receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS with Children’s barred list clearance. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

To apply for this role please submit your application online; your supporting statement should outline your suitability for the post.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 19th December 2025, interviews will be held on Monday 5th January 2026.

All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.

The Harbour Schools Partnership require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.

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

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 Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 447 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sticklepath Community Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sticklepath-community-primary-academy

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