Westcountry Schools Trust
About Westcountry Schools Trust
Welcome to Westcountry Schools Trust
Welcome to Westcountry Schools Trust Careers
Thank you for considering a career with Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST). This is an exciting time to join us. Our Trust brings together 31 schools across South Devon, Plymouth and Cornwall, with plans for further growth in the years ahead. Each school proudly retains its local identity, yet we are united by one mission:
Empowering ALL children to make a positive impact on society.
Our vision is simple but powerful:
Every child achieving in a great school.
Why Work With Us?
At WeST, we strive for academic excellence because we know that great outcomes create life chances and opportunities for young people. High expectations are at the heart of our work, and inclusivity remains central to everything we do.
We are moving towards a clustering model, enabling schools to retain their autonomy and distinctiveness while benefiting from the collective strength and support of a wider family. This interconnectedness is the backbone of how we work: quietly providing essential support so schools can focus on what matters most—enabling teachers to be excellent in the classroom.
Our Values
What binds us together is not uniformity, but a shared set of values:
Collaboration, Aspiration, Integrity, Compassion, and Respect—showing due consideration for the thoughts, feelings and beliefs of others.
What We Offer
- A strong central school improvement team to support colleagues at the chalk face.
- Shared services that lift the heavy load of background activity, allowing schools to focus on teaching and learning.
- Opportunities for collaboration across teaching, curriculum design, staff development, finance, HR, estates, governance, and wider school improvement.
- Partnerships beyond our boundaries with the South West Regions Group Director, Teaching School Hub Council, Higher Education Institutions, Local Authorities, and employers.
Join Our Community
As part of WeST, you will help shape the Trust’s future direction, work alongside expert colleagues, and join a cross-phase family committed to giving children the very best start in life. There can be no greater privilege than working with such wonderful pupils and dedicated staff, whose passion drives everything we do.
Explore our vacancies and take the next step in your career with Westcountry Schools Trust.
Nat Parnell
Chief Executive Officer
Westcountry Schools Trust Vacancies
Assistant SENDCo
Assistant SENDCo
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint an Assistant SENDCo at Ivybridge Community College
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £25,715.00 - £28,544.00 Annually (Actual)
Plymouth City Council Grade E (SCP 15-20)
Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences
Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team Ivybridge Community College as a Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences, part of Westcountry Schools Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £14,453.00 - £15,221.00 Annually (Actual)
Communication Support Worker
Communication Support Worker
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
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Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two dedicated and exceptional colleagues to support deaf and hearing-impaired learners across Eggbuckland Vale Primary School and Eggbuckland Community College.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £18,627.00 - £20,514.00 Annually (Actual)
Pay Award Pending
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Boringdon Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
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Boringdon Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Teaching Assistant
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (Actual)
28.75 hours as TA at Grade C and 2.25 hours at Grade E as HLTA to cover PPA
Assistant SENDCo
Assistant SENDCo
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint an Assistant SENDCo at Ivybridge Community College
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £20,850.00 - £23,143.00 Annually (Actual)
Plymouth City Council Grade E (SCP 15-20)
Sports Coach – Football Academy
Sports Coach – Football Academy
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Sports Coach - Football Academy at Ivybridge Community College, part of Westcountry Schools Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £22,429.00 - £25,204.00 Annually (Actual)
Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
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Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking a hard working and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Catering Team to support in the production and service of food for our school community.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £14,228.87 - £22,613.92 Annually (Actual)
Grade B SCP 4 - FTE £25,185 per annum
Receptionist / Administrator / First Aid
Receptionist / Administrator / First Aid
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
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Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable and friendly individual to join our school admin team, providing cover across our busy Reception, Whole School Admin, Sixth Form Admin and First Aid Departmen...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £21,911.60 - £22,613.92 Annually (Actual)
Grade C SCP 5 - 7 FTE £25,583 - £26,403
Preschool Practitioner
Preschool Practitioner
St Teath Community Primary School, Bodmin, Cornwall
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St Teath Community Primary School, Bodmin, Cornwall
Preschool Practitioner
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £10,516.00 Annually (Actual)
Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term
Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term
Oreston Community Academy, Plymouth, Devon
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Oreston Community Academy, Plymouth, Devon
We currently have a vacancy for a Part Time, Permanent Teaching Assistant.
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)
FTE Salary £25,583 - £26,403. Grade C Band 5-7
Exam Invigilator
Exam Invigilator
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
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Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking Exam Invigilators to join our amazing team to support our students throughout the year with internal exams and assessments as well as the formal exam season.
- Casual Contract | Not Applicable
- Hourly rate: £13.05 + 12.07% holiday pay
Teaching Assistant with Meal Time Assistant responsibilities
Teaching Assistant with Meal Time Assistant responsibilities
Holbeton Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
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Holbeton Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Holbeton Primary School’s motto is ‘Small but Mighty - from tiny acorns, mighty oaks do grow’. The staff at Holbeton Primary School are committed to the school’s vision of giving all children ...
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £17,922.00 - £18,497.00 Annually (Actual)
Plus Meal Time Assistant salary = £1,453 pa (Actual)
Site Manager
Site Manager
Sherford Vale School & Nursery, Sherford, Devon
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Sherford Vale School & Nursery, Sherford, Devon
Site Manager Sherford Vale School and Nursery 30hours 52 weeks per year
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £26,824.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE)
Devon Grade D
Cover Supervisor
Cover Supervisor
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
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Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
Cover Supervisor required for 2026-27
- Fixed Term | Full-Time
- £22,974.00 - £25,300.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade D, point 8-14
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Ermington Primary School, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ermington Primary School, Ivybridge, Devon
Ermington Primary School admin@erm.westst.org.uk A partner school in Westcountry Schools Trust Vacancy - Teaching Assistant (5 hrs per week - 38 weeks per year)
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)
HLTA Numeracy
HLTA Numeracy
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
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Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
Under direction of the Director of Inclusion and the Curriculum Team Leader for Mathematics, the post holder will work with students who require additional support with numeracy. They will help coord...
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £10,425.00 - £11,308.00 Annually (Actual)
09:00 - 12:00 Monday to Friday
School Cleaner
School Cleaner
Chaddlewood Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
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Chaddlewood Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Cleaner requied to join our friendly team.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £12.85 Hourly
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
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Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator required.
- Temporary | Full-Time
- £22,974.00 - £25,300.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade D
Community Sports Team Leader
Community Sports Team Leader
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint a Community Sports Team Leader to our Community Sports Department at Ivybridge Community College.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £17,285.00 - £17,839.00 Annually (Actual)
Devon NJC Grade C (SCP 5-7)
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Assistant SENDCo
Assistant SENDCo
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
-
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint an Assistant SENDCo at Ivybridge Community College
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £25,715.00 - £28,544.00 Annually (Actual)
Plymouth City Council Grade E (SCP 15-20)
Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences
Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
-
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team Ivybridge Community College as a Resource Assistant - Humanities and Human Sciences, part of Westcountry Schools Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £14,453.00 - £15,221.00 Annually (Actual)
Communication Support Worker
Communication Support Worker
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
-
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two dedicated and exceptional colleagues to support deaf and hearing-impaired learners across Eggbuckland Vale Primary School and Eggbuckland Community College.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £18,627.00 - £20,514.00 Annually (Actual)
Pay Award Pending
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Boringdon Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Boringdon Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Teaching Assistant
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (Actual)
28.75 hours as TA at Grade C and 2.25 hours at Grade E as HLTA to cover PPA
Assistant SENDCo
Assistant SENDCo
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
-
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint an Assistant SENDCo at Ivybridge Community College
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £20,850.00 - £23,143.00 Annually (Actual)
Plymouth City Council Grade E (SCP 15-20)
Sports Coach – Football Academy
Sports Coach – Football Academy
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
-
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Sports Coach - Football Academy at Ivybridge Community College, part of Westcountry Schools Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £22,429.00 - £25,204.00 Annually (Actual)
Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking a hard working and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Catering Team to support in the production and service of food for our school community.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £14,228.87 - £22,613.92 Annually (Actual)
Grade B SCP 4 - FTE £25,185 per annum
Receptionist / Administrator / First Aid
Receptionist / Administrator / First Aid
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable and friendly individual to join our school admin team, providing cover across our busy Reception, Whole School Admin, Sixth Form Admin and First Aid Departmen...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £21,911.60 - £22,613.92 Annually (Actual)
Grade C SCP 5 - 7 FTE £25,583 - £26,403
Preschool Practitioner
Preschool Practitioner
St Teath Community Primary School, Bodmin, Cornwall
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St Teath Community Primary School, Bodmin, Cornwall
Preschool Practitioner
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £10,516.00 Annually (Actual)
Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term
Teaching Assistant - part time/fixed term
Oreston Community Academy, Plymouth, Devon
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Oreston Community Academy, Plymouth, Devon
We currently have a vacancy for a Part Time, Permanent Teaching Assistant.
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)
FTE Salary £25,583 - £26,403. Grade C Band 5-7
Exam Invigilator
Exam Invigilator
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
-
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
We are seeking Exam Invigilators to join our amazing team to support our students throughout the year with internal exams and assessments as well as the formal exam season.
- Casual Contract | Not Applicable
- Hourly rate: £13.05 + 12.07% holiday pay
Teaching Assistant with Meal Time Assistant responsibilities
Teaching Assistant with Meal Time Assistant responsibilities
Holbeton Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Holbeton Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Holbeton Primary School’s motto is ‘Small but Mighty - from tiny acorns, mighty oaks do grow’. The staff at Holbeton Primary School are committed to the school’s vision of giving all children ...
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £17,922.00 - £18,497.00 Annually (Actual)
Plus Meal Time Assistant salary = £1,453 pa (Actual)
Site Manager
Site Manager
Sherford Vale School & Nursery, Sherford, Devon
-
Sherford Vale School & Nursery, Sherford, Devon
Site Manager Sherford Vale School and Nursery 30hours 52 weeks per year
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £26,824.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE)
Devon Grade D
Cover Supervisor
Cover Supervisor
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
Cover Supervisor required for 2026-27
- Fixed Term | Full-Time
- £22,974.00 - £25,300.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade D, point 8-14
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Ermington Primary School, Ivybridge, Devon
-
Ermington Primary School, Ivybridge, Devon
Ermington Primary School admin@erm.westst.org.uk A partner school in Westcountry Schools Trust Vacancy - Teaching Assistant (5 hrs per week - 38 weeks per year)
- Fixed Term | Part-Time
- £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)
HLTA Numeracy
HLTA Numeracy
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
-
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon
Under direction of the Director of Inclusion and the Curriculum Team Leader for Mathematics, the post holder will work with students who require additional support with numeracy. They will help coord...
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £10,425.00 - £11,308.00 Annually (Actual)
09:00 - 12:00 Monday to Friday
School Cleaner
School Cleaner
Chaddlewood Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Chaddlewood Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Cleaner requied to join our friendly team.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £12.85 Hourly
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
-
Coombe Dean School, Plymouth, Devon
Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator required.
- Temporary | Full-Time
- £22,974.00 - £25,300.00 Annually (Actual)
Grade D
Community Sports Team Leader
Community Sports Team Leader
Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
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Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, Devon
We are looking to appoint a Community Sports Team Leader to our Community Sports Department at Ivybridge Community College.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £17,285.00 - £17,839.00 Annually (Actual)
Devon NJC Grade C (SCP 5-7)
Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.
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