Teaching Assistant
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC), Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NQThis job expired on 23 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 15798
Teaching Assistant job summary
Teaching Assistant – Level 2, St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Contract Term: permanent, starting in September
Hours: 28 hours per week: 9:10am – 3:15pm (includes a 30 min lunch duty, a 30 min lunch break)
Salary: SC-2. NJC points 3-5. Salary £15,798 - £16,300 FTE Actual £24,796 - £25,583
Term Time only – 38 weeks per annum
Annual Leave: Taken outside of term time and paid pro-rata throughout the year (no annual leave to be taken during term time)
Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme
Deadline: 9am on Monday 23rd June 2025
Interview: 2nd July 2025
Are you passionate about helping children ‘be the best they can be?’ Are you enthusiastic about helping child learn through play and hands on experiences? Do you want to work in a happy school that puts children at the heart of all we do?
Then we want to hear from you! We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and hard-working team.
St Leonard's CofE Primary School, in Exeter, is proud to be part of St Christopher's Multi Academy Trust. We are a community school that serves around 600 pupils, set in extensive grounds filled with wide open spaces and woodlands that allow our children to engage in the wonder of outdoor learning.
We have experienced continued growth and success thanks to our dedicated staff.
Your role will be to support the learning and needs of different pupils, supporting children with SEND, assisting classes and running small group activities. You will have had some previous experience in working with children and be able to effectively communicate with adults and children alike, encouraging everyone to be the ‘best that they can be’.
To book a tour of the school please email leo.admin@stcmat.org
To apply to this role please click the 'Apply Now' button on this advert.
If you have any issues with the Sam People Recruit system please call 01924 907319, for query's regarding the post please contact The People Team via people@stcmat.org
Applications need to be completed by 9am on Monday 23rd June 2025. Provisional Interview date is Wednesday 2nd July 2025.
Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.
Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:
https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies
Our commitment to EDI
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 602 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC) website
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