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Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 16 September 2025
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 26 September 2025
Location: Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7XL
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: a139b9d2-2c5f-42a1-bb85-cb9964651cda

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant to work 24 hours per week, term time plus 2 INSET days on a fixed term basis until 31st August 2026. The successful candidate will be able to use their own initiative as well as being a team player with a solution focused mindset. All Teaching Assistants work closely with children with SEND and will be flexible to work across all year groups as needed, including EYFS.

What the school offers its staff

St Breock is a welcoming and friendly environment in which individual children are nurtured and encouraged to grow with confidence, preparing them for their path ahead. We strive to create a foundation for learning, which is embedded for life. Health and Wellbeing is of utmost importance and we seek to develop this so children are able to reach their full potential.

Learning, Love and Laughter is our school motto and is at the core of everything we do. We have developed a Toolkit for Learning, Love and Laughter, which uses the Olympic Values of; determination, respect, inspiration, courage, excellence, friendship and equality as characteristics of a good learner. We ensure the children are able to use this as a language for learning, which builds resilience and independence.

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.

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