42 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    29 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    17 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 Academic year

Full-time equivalent salary

30,024 - 32,597

Pay scale

E

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Have highly effective literacy and numeracy skillsin order towork, as necessary, with pupils across the primary age range.

  • Haveexperience of working with groups of pupils to run interventions focused on addressing gaps in learning.

  • Have experience of planning and delivering whole class lessons.

  • Havehigh expectationsof children’s behaviour and attainment.

  • Have excellent interpersonal skills – this includes effective communication skills and working well within a team.

  • Be open to advice,feedbackand guidance / direction from colleagues.

  • Be interested in and willing to takepart inCPD opportunities to extend their skill base.

  • Be supportive of the school’s Trauma Informed culture and relationships policy.

What the school offers its staff

1 Wellbeing day per Year


Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the shortlisting process, the school will undertake an online search on applicants. A DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Lipson Vale Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
400 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Lipson Vale Primary School website
Email address
lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk
Phone number
01752224801
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lipson-vale-primary-school

Lipson Vale Primary School is a very special place to learn. We believe passionately in being at the very heart of our community and ensuring that all teaching and learning meet the diverse needs of the community we serve. We are a popular school that accommodates 420 children from the Reception year through to Year 6. The school team, our wonderful pupils and our families have worked together closely over the last few years to redefine the direction of the school. As such, we decided on our guiding values and a new vision which we base all of our decision making on in school. We invest heavily in ensuring that our teaching teams are given the very best professional development which means that they can provide the very best teaching and learning in the classroom. The Lipson Vale team work incredibly hard to meet the individual needs of our learners every day and we pride ourselves on the pastoral care we offer, as well as our ‘relationship’ focused approach to supporting pupils through challenges that they face.

Arranging a visit to Lipson Vale Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk.

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