Teaching Assistant - Part Time

What skills and experience we're looking for

X1 Temporary Maternity Cover (starting after Easter)

This role will also include a lunchtime MTA role.

Widey Court Primary School are looking to appoint a part time outstanding and highly motivated Classroom Teaching Assistant 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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 gdingle 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 or gdingle

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 online check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.

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 with 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.