Teaching Assistant

Pye Green Academy, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4RT

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.09 - £25,988.77 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Greenheart Learning Partnership is a dynamic and thriving multi-academy trust, proudly serving 10 primary schools across the West Midlands. Our commitment to delivering the very best education for our pupils is unwavering, and we are built on strong values that guide everything we do.

We are looking for a member of our team - teaching assistant 20 hrs.

Our children are kind, well behaved, thirsty for knowledge and committed to their learning. Our carefully designed and ambitious knowledge engaged curriculum supports all children to achieve high standards and to progress successfully to the next stage in their education.

   

We have a highly skilled and settled team of dedicated and committed staff. Pye Green Academy is proud to be a part of the Greenheart Learning Partnership (GLP).  We work closely with our fellow trust schools, sharing expertise, experience, CPD and providing further opportunities for staff development and progression.  We also work closely with local universities for initial teacher training and engage fully with research opportunities. 

The role would suit someone with the passion, expertise and determination to make a sustained positive difference to the children of Pye Green Academy. 

 

Are you the person to join our great team? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For:

• A caring, patient and enthusiastic individual, committed to supporting pupils’ learning, development and wellbeing, and able to build positive relationships that promote confidence, inclusion and self-esteem.

• Experience of working with children, ideally across a range of abilities, with the ability to support engaging, age-appropriate learning activities that motivate and encourage participation.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively alongside teachers and other staff, remaining calm and positive in a busy classroom environment.

• A clear commitment to safeguarding, health and safety, and positive behaviour management, with an understanding of how to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND.

• Well organised, reliable and flexible, with good literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to support a structured, safe and inclusive learning environment.

Why Join Us?

At Greenheart Learning Partnership, you’ll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of education in the West Midlands and make a lasting impact on the lives of our pupils.

In return, we can offer you:

• Access to a Pension Scheme.

• Staff Wellbeing Scheme.

• CPD.

How to apply

To apply for the post, please complete your application form, ensuring you quote the job reference number below, and return to: enquiries@pga.greenheartlearning.org by 12:00pm on 26/06/2026

Job Reference Number: TA 01

Closing Date: 26/06/2026

Dates of Interview: 08/07/2026

Interview Venue: Pye Green Academy

Commencement date in role: 1st September 2026

Contact: Clare Brindley Cooke enquiries@pga.greenheartlearning.org

Greenheart Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore expect all staff and volunteers to work to and within school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, child protection and health and safety.

This post is subject to satisfactory references which will be requested prior to the interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK. This post is also covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Pye Green Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 439 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pye Green Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pye-green-academy

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