Job Description

EYFS Teaching Assistant

Beacon Academy, Bodmin

Contract type: Fixed term contract

Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 30 hpw, term time only

Salary: Grade C 24,224 per annum pro rata (12.56 per hour)

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 6th January 2026

Interview date: w/c 12th January 2026 How to apply: Apply online at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies

We seek an experienced Teaching Assistant to work as part of our Early Years team. A sound understanding of the needs and development of early years pupils and experience of working within an Early Years setting is essential for this role. The ideal candidate will be a person who works well in a team, is caring and nurturing, flexible and is able to adapt and respond to the needs of pupils. A Level 3 qualification in Early Years and experience of working with SEND would be an advantage.

This is a fixed term, variable hours contract linked to funding with initial hours of 30 hours per week, term time only.

The successful candidate will be:

A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team

Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review

Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children

Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum

An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills

Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils

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 OneCornwall, 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.

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 the age of 3, when they can enjoy our fantastic outdoor Nursery, and then thrive on the provision in each year group up to Year 6. It is at the end of Year 6 that we say goodbye to our confident, well-rounded young people, as they move on to secondary school equipped with skills which will take them successfully forward into the next stage of their education and indeed, will take them on into their longer-term futures.

We have three key values at Beacon Academy: Be Brilliant, Be Brave, Believe. These values work in partnership with our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trust Philosophy of 'work hard, be honest & help others'. Our three school key values underpin everything we do. We want every child and every member of our community to hold these values close at all times. These values will, we are sure, enable every child and member of our school community to "Shine Brightly".

We are accredited as a one of only 16 primary Talk for Writing Training Centres across the UK that are recognised for their high-quality teaching of reading and writing.

As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:

A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme;

A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;

Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;

A range of 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 our schools and our Shared Services teams.

If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our trust, then we would love to hear from you. You can apply for this position online by visiting www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

For further information, or for support with the application process, please contact our HR Team on 01637 303106 or email hr@kernowlearning.co.uk.

Apply now at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies.

Beacon Academy

38 Robartes Road

Bodmin

PL31 1JU

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 12.56 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

Canteen Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person