Senior Teaching Assistants

Senior Teaching Assistants
PCD7: £28,598 - £29,540 (£14.82 - £15.31ph) (PRO RATA)  term time 
 

Permanent Senior Teaching Assistant

Required as soon as possible, or from Monday 23rd February 2026
30.83 hrs per week (8.40am to 3.20pm Mon-Fri, with a 30 minute lunch break)

Temporary Senior Teaching Assistant
Required as soon as possible, or from Monday 23rd February 2026, until 31st August 2026 due to funding.
30.83 hrs per week (8.40am to 3.20pm Mon-Fri, with a 30 minute lunch break)

Vacancies have arisen in our popular and highly successful Primary & Nursery School and we are seeking to appoint Senior Teaching Assistants to join our hard-working, dedicated staff team.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work in a large and friendly school that is extremely well resourced. 

The successful candidates will be required to work, dependent on experience, in Early Years, Key Stage One or Key Stage Two, under the guidance of the SENCO. 

We are looking for candidates who have experience of working with children in a Primary School or Nursery setting; who can bring their own skills and interests to enhance the life of the school; are flexible and highly motivated, with excellent communication skills and work well as part of a team.  Experience in supporting children with SEN would be an advantage. 

Visits to the school and/or discussions with members of the Senior Leadership Team are positively encouraged.
Essential qualifications:  A relevant QCF recognised Level 2 qualification.

Please complete the SCMAT application form for this post - available by emailing admin@newbarns.cumbria.sch.uk or on our school website www.newbarns.cumbria.sch.uk/vacancies

Newbarns Primary & Nursery School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicants will be appointed on completion of an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), satisfactory references and a pre-employment health check.

Closing date for applications: 9am Friday 16th January 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 20th January 2026