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Colham Manor Primary School

Teaching Assistant and OPAL Play Worker

Post Start Date: April 2026
Closing date: 23/02/2026
Closing time: 9:00

Job Reference: CJ5524
Advert Posted On: 04/02/2026

Uxbridge, Middlesex

Scale 3 + Scale 2

Term Time - 38 Weeks

1 Required

Permanent

32.5 hours per week

Not applicable

Not Suitable for ECTs

Job Share Not Available

Teaching Assistant and OPAL Play Worker

Salary information: Scale 3, £20,622 - £20,916 + Scale 2, £1,670 - £1,694 per annum (depending on experience)
Work hours: Monday - Friday, 8:20am - 3:20pm or 8:30am - 3:30pm (30 minute unpaid lunch break)
Work pattern: 30 hours + 2.5 hours per week, Term time only (38 weeks)
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: April 2026

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 23rd February 2026 at 9:00am

Interview Date: TBC

Supporting Documents

Applicant Info Pack

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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