Teaching Assistant with occasional cover

Marlfields Primary School, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4BT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 October 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: £26,847.00 - £27,274.00 Annually (FTE) Term time plus 6 inset days

Teaching Assistant with occasional cover job summary

Marlfields Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced KS1 Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible. The role will be full time for 32.5 hours a week, term time plus insets. This will include 27.5 hours as a Teaching Assistant and 5 hours covering 2 x PPA sessions at a HLTA Grade 7 rate.

You must be experienced in working with primary aged children in a school setting and would ideally hold a level 3 qualification or equivalent. You will be provided with a range of CPD and a thorough induction programme.

You will need to demonstrate:

• Your ability to work as part of a very enthusiastic team
• Commitment, flexibility and energy
• Excellent behavioural management skills
• A knowledge of the primary curriculum and assessment including phonics
• A willingness to undertake suitable training for your own professional development.

Your responsibilities will include:

• supporting the teacher to deliver effective learning opportunities which are accessible for all
• promoting positive behavioural management strategies
• providing support to pupils to achieve learning goals no matter what their starting points are
• supervising pupils for a particular curriculum activity under the guidance of a qualified teacher
• assisting the teacher with the planning of learning activities
• assisting with the day to day routines of a classroom
• assisting the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Planning and Leading curriculum lessons to cover PPA sessions.

We are a friendly, relaxed and happy staff who look forward to welcoming new members to our team.

The closing date for this post will be 9 a.m. on Friday 23rd October 2026 and shortlisting will later the same day. Interview date to be confirmed and the advert may close early for the right candidate.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children. It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Marlfields Primary Academy takes the safeguarding and welfare of children extremely seriously. Everyone who comes into contact with our children, their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding. To fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners ensure their approach within the academy is child centred. We recognise that we form part of the wider safeguarding system for children. This responsibility also ensures we are aware of the behaviour of all in the school community and we maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’.

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 Marlfields Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Marlfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marlfields-primary-school

At Marlfields Primary Academy we strive for excellence in all we do in school and in the wider community. We provide a place where all can achieve their potential, develop their mind, be creative and cultivate their interests.

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