At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young learners in Early Years and Key Stage 1, promoting their growth and wellbeing.
- Company: Braithwaite CE Primary School, part of the Good Shepherd Trust, with a caring community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Join a small school where you can multi-task and grow your career.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while working in a supportive team environment.
- Qualifications: Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience with children aged 3-7 years.
The predicted salary is between 25989 - 25989 £ per year.
Job type: Teaching Assistant / Senior Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Contract: Permanent/ Temporary
Work pattern: Part-time
Salary: Please see below
Date posted: Thursday 26 March 2026
Closing date for applications: Friday 17 April 2026
Employer: The Good Shepherd Trust
Teaching Assistant (Early Years & KS1) (15 hours permanent plus up to 11 hours on a temporary basis)
‘Learning Together, Growing Together’
We are proud of our caring school where the personal development of pupils is a recognised strength. Braithwaite CE Primary School has the exciting opportunity to welcome a new staff member to our team, ideally to start on 23rd February (or as soon as possible thereafter).
Teaching Assistant 15-26 hours per week, 15 hours permanent, up to 11 hours temporary, Grade 5 SCP6, PCD5 (£25,989 per annum, pro rata, term time plus 1 week INSET & holiday entitlement).
We are seeking an excellent teaching assistant to join our dedicated and hard-working team, working in our Early Years & Key Stage 1 unit (supporting Nursery & Reception pupils in particular) and working ideally Monday to Thursday (but definitely Tuesday and Wednesday). There are 15 hours on a permanent contract; up to a further 11 hours are linked to current nursery hours so are fixed term, though are likely to continue.
The successful candidate will need to be:
- A qualified teaching assistant (must have level 3 Early Years qualification) with recent experience with pupils aged 3-7 years, including those with additional needs
- Calm and positive in promoting learning and managing pupils’ behaviour
- Dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing and progress of all pupils
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and caring; able to work as part of a strong team under the direction of the Early Years / Key Stage 1 teaching staff
- Sympathetic to the Christian ethos of our school and committed to our aims and values.
We are a small school where staff tend to ‘multi-task’ so this post would ideally be combined with roles as After School Club lead & After School Club Assistant, 2.5 hours per week in each role (ideally Tuesday & Wednesday to 5:40pm, Grade 5 SCP6, PCD5 for leader, Grade 3 SCP3-4 for assistant) – see separate job descriptions for more details of these roles on our school website.
Closing date for applications: Friday 17th April 2026 at 9am
Interviews planned for the afternoon of Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Braithwaite CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS checks are required for the post as are excellent professional references. The school is an academy as part of the ‘Good Shepherd Trust’. The successful candidates’ employment would be with the Good Shepherd Trust although the terms and conditions would be comparable to Cumberland Council.
Please also take a look at our school website or Facebook page for more information.
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