Early Years Teaching Assistant; Maternity cover

Position: Early Years Teaching Assistant (Maternity cover)

Early Years Teaching Assistant (Maternity cover) (Beacon Academy)

Salary: £12.97 per hour

Contract Type:
Fixed Term

Education Phases:
Primary;

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, 27th September 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Is a Shared Job:
No

About us Beacon is a primary school and nursery for children aged 3 to 11 years old with an Area Resource Base for pupils from 4 years old. We hope that children will join us from theage of 3, when theycan enjoy our fantastic outdoor Nursery, and then thriveon the provision in each year group up to Year 6. It is at the end of Year 6that we say goodbye to our confident, well-rounded young people, as theymove on to secondary school equipped with skills which will take themsuccessfully forward into the next stage of their education and indeed,will take them on into their longer-term futures.

We are incredibly proud that Beaconis the only accredited Talk for Writing Training Centre in the South West.

At Beacon Academywe want every child to be successful and happy in all aspects of their journey through our school. We want them to succeed with their academic learning,development of their personal and social skills and grow into well rounded youngcitizens of our community.

We have three co revalues which underpin all our work:
Be Brave,Be Brilliant, Believe, these completement our Trust values of Windom,Courage and Strength making our school 'Shine Brightly'.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Support the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning within the classroom.

Work with individual pupils and small groups to reinforce learning and promote progress.

Contribute to the creation of a positive, inclusive and engaging learning environment.

Support pupils' social, emotional and personal development.

Encourage positive behaviour and help pupils to engage fully in learning activities.

Work collaboratively with teachers and other staff to meet the needs of all.

Assist with the preparation, organisation and maintenance of learning resources and classroom environments.

Monitor and record pupil engagement and progress, providing feedback to teaching staffas appropriate.

Contribute to the wider life of the school, including educational visits, enrichment activities and school events where required.

Kernow Learning is a multi-academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy, our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration, innovation, and development.

Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure children’s early reading, whilst our Teaching School Hub, as a partner in One Cornwall, provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications.

• As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantasticcolleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagueswith other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best itcan be. We offer:
• Acompetitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme;
• A realcommitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;

Accessto discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;

A rangeof CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth;

The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within…