Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term

Oreston Community Academy, Plymouth, PL9 7JY

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) FTE Salary £25,583 - £26,403. Grade C Band 5-7

Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term job summary

Are you a highly effective, creative practitioner?

Motivated to develope yourself and others around you?

Passionate about children achieving their very best?

Able to meet the needs of all learners?

Do you want to work with children who are eager to learn?

In return we can offer:

Team training and support

Engagement in up-to-date research that has high impact on classroom practice

Ready access to external advice and support

Robust approach to supporting you in helping all children to suceed

PDR and coaching sessions

Opportunities to learn from experienced practitioners

Opportunities to work closley with other MAT school, sharing best practice.

Experience in working within a school is essential. We are primarily looking for an excellent practitioner who has a hunger to improve, a strong teamwork ethic and who is adaptable. The person appointed would need the skills and qualities necessary to maintain the consistently high levels of behaviour and learning. The ability to build good relationships with the children, staff, parents and the community is vital.

We are committed to safeguarding and child protection, further information on our policies is available at

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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 Oreston Community Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 331 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oreston Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oreston-community-academy

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