Teaching Assistant - Full Time
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5JS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | b0c6755d-0c12-45a2-9e31-45277841877c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
X1 Temporary Maternity Cover (starting after Easter)
X1 Temporary until July 2026 (starting ASAP)
Widey Court Primary School are looking to appoint two full time outstanding and highly motivated Classroom Teaching Assistant's to join our team! The successful candidate should have experience working with children in a school environment.
As part of Connect Academy Trust, there may be the opportunity to work in any of our schools in the future. This post is initially situated at Widey Court Primary School.
You could be the person we appoint if you:
• Have a warm, caring, nurturing personality with a friendly disposition.
• Have an NVQ qualification (or working towards).
• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Have high expectations of pupils’ learning and behaviour.
• Are enthusiastic, flexible and organised with excellent communication skills and initiative.
• Are able to develop positive relationships with children and parents.
• Are passionate about working with children and look forward to joining our friendly team.
• Are able to support pupils to develop independence, self-confidence and social interaction.
• Are able to develop positive behaviour strategies with children.
• Have experience or the ability to work with children with SEND, including Speech, language communication difficulties, ASD and Social & Emotional needs.
What the school offers its staff
To help you achieve this, we can offer you:
• Support to develop your skills through school-centred, multi academy trust wide and external continuing professional development and team work;
• Wonderful staff and pupils who are keen to learn;
• A very dedicated team with a strong positive ethos;
• A well-resourced and highly professional school.
Further details about the role
If you are interested, please complete an online application form.
As we have multiple Teaching Assistant vacancies available, please ensure that you select the correct vacancy on our recruitment portal when applying.
If you wish to be considered for more than one vacancy, please submit an application for one post only via the portal and email gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk to indicate the other positions you are interested in.
If you have any issues accessing the application form, or if you have any questions, please contact Miss G. Dingley, School Operations Lead on 01752 773909 orgdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 26th January 2026 @ 9:00am
Interviews will take place on the weeks commencing 2nd / 9th February 2026.
Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required to be undertaken and an on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.
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 will be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Medical checks Online and social media checks 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.
X1 Temporary Maternity Cover (starting after Easter)
X1 Temporary until July 2026 (starting ASAP)
Widey Court Primary School are looking to appoint two full time outstanding and highly motivated Classroom Teaching Assistant's to join our team! The successful candidate should have experience working with children in a school environment.
As part of Connect Academy Trust, there may be the opportunity to work in any of our schools in the future. This post is initially situated at Widey Court Primary School.
You could be the person we appoint if you:
• Have a warm, caring, nurturing personality with a friendly disposition.
• Have an NVQ qualification (or working towards).
• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Have high expectations of pupils’ learning and behaviour.
• Are enthusiastic, flexible and organised with excellent communication skills and initiative.
• Are able to develop positive relationships with children and parents.
• Are passionate about working with children and look forward to joining our friendly team.
• Are able to support pupils to develop independence, self-confidence and social interaction.
• Are able to develop positive behaviour strategies with children.
• Have experience or the ability to work with children with SEND, including Speech, language communication difficulties, ASD and Social & Emotional needs.
What the school offers its staff
To help you achieve this, we can offer you:
• Support to develop your skills through school-centred, multi academy trust wide and external continuing professional development and team work;
• Wonderful staff and pupils who are keen to learn;
• A very dedicated team with a strong positive ethos;
• A well-resourced and highly professional school.
Further details about the role
If you are interested, please complete an online application form.
As we have multiple Teaching Assistant vacancies available, please ensure that you select the correct vacancy on our recruitment portal when applying.
If you wish to be considered for more than one vacancy, please submit an application for one post only via the portal and email gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk to indicate the other positions you are interested in.
If you have any issues accessing the application form, or if you have any questions, please contact Miss G. Dingley, School Operations Lead on 01752 773909 orgdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 26th January 2026 @ 9:00am
Interviews will take place on the weeks commencing 2nd / 9th February 2026.
Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required to be undertaken and an on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.
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 will be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Medical checks Online and social media checks 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.