KS2 Classroom Teaching Assistant Vacancy

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 28.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum (Mon-Fri 08:40 – 15:25)

Salary: Connect Grade C

Required from September 2026

Widey Court Primary School are looking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our team from September 2026. The role may also include a mealtime assistant position.

The successful candidates 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 2/3 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

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 teamwork
• 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

To apply please complete an online application form available here

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 or gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk

Closing date: Monday 29th June 2026 @ 9:00am

Interviews: Thursday 2nd July 2026

We are 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.