Teaching Assistant at Cornwall County Council in Hayle, England, GB

Penpol School is recruiting a Teaching Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at Penpol Primary School.

The post is for a Teaching Assistant, maternity opened ended Fixed Term contract.

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 28.75 hours per week.

09:00 - 12:15 / 12:45 - 3:15pm (5.750 hours per week)

FTE Salary: £26,427

£17,208 per annum

Closing date: Sunday 8th November - Noon

Start Date: 1st February 2027

Interviews: TBC

Penpol is a successful school with a warm and supportive community, wonderful pupils and a highly committed staff team. We strive to develop the whole child, providing a broad, balanced and vibrant curriculum that inspires a lifetime of learning in an increasingly connected world.

To learn more about us and what we do, please visit our website at http://www.penpolschool.co.uk

Hayle is a thriving town on Cornwall's beautiful Atlantic coast, boasting three miles of golden sands and excellent transport links. Penpol is a two-form entry community school serving families from across the local area.

We are seeking to appoint a person who is enthusiastic, hardworking and committed to the ethos of our Schools. The role is to support the delivery of provision as set out in the children’s Individual Education Plans and Educational Health Care Plans. As a trust we are committed to improving the lives of young people every day through a relentless focus on learning and personal development. We know that we can only do that if we have the very best teachers working within our team, this is your chance to be part of that growing body of exceptional teachers.

Teachers within our trust work collaboratively both across ages and subjects within their own schools and across all Crofty Schools. We strongly believe in developing the potential of all staff and have a comprehensive professional development programme, for staff at all levels, which understands ours is an intellectual and practical profession that draws its energy from rich conversations.

Our Trust is committed to working collaboratively providing ongoing CPD and career opportunities to enable you to make a difference to the benefit of pupils and the local community.

Crofty Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. There is an expectation of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a successful Disclosure & Barring check and satisfactory references.

As a part of our recruitment process, the Trust might carry out online searches on those that have been shortlisted for interview as part of our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education. These searches may include, but are not limited to search engines, news websites and social media pages, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Any information discovered in the searches that the Trust deems relevant, and therefore processes and uses, will be stored in line with our Data Protection Policy and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

The online searches will be carried out by a member of staff who does not sit on a selection panel and only information relevant to the recruitment process will be passed to the panel. By applying for a vacancy within the Trust, you consent to online searches being carried out, and furthermore, understand that we have a legitimate interest in doing so. We may use any information uncovered to help identify incidents or issues that are available online and may discuss these with you at interview.

If you have any concerns or questions in relation to the online searches, please contact human.resources@croftymat.org

All completed application forms should be sent to human. resources@croftymat.org please ensure you use refence number PPO0010 on your application form.

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We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.

Organisation address: Unit 1 North Crofty, Tolvaddon Business Park, Camborne, TR14 0HX

Contact detail: Laura Finney

Email: laura.finney@croftymat.org

Website: http://www.croftymat.org