Colham Manor Primary School

Teaching Assistant and OPAL Play Worker
Post Start Date: September 2025
Closing date: 28/07/2025
Closing time: 9:00

Teaching Assistant and OPAL Play Worker 

Contract type: Permanent
Salary information: Scale 3, £19,981 - £20,267 + Scale 2, £1,618 - £1,642 per annum (depending on experience)
Work hours: 30 hours per week, Term Time Only (38 weeks)
Work pattern: 8:20am - 3:20pm or 8:30am - 3:30pm (30 minute unpaid lunch break)

Please note, the Teaching Assistant is for 30 hours per week and OPAL Playworker is 2.5 hours per week. In total you will be working 32.5 hours per week.

  • Are you committed to improving the education and wellbeing of children?
  • Do you have a ‘can do’ approach and a great sense of humour?
  • Are you looking to be part of a team that will both support and develop you?

Then Colham Manor may be the school for you!

We are a warm, vibrant and nurturing three-form entry school with Nursery. 

We have high expectations of educational success and behaviour for our pupils and offer continuing professional development for all of our staff. 

We are looking for professionals who have a willingness to contribute to the strong values and ethos of our school.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. They can be booked via office@colham.org.

Closing date: Monday 28th July 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews: TBC

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



Additional Information
CVs will not be accepted

Safeguarding Statement
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. As part of the recruitment process we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. If there is anything you wish to make us aware of, prior to the search being completed, please contact Carly Rissen via head@colham.org before your interview date.

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