Teaching Assistant

Mount Tamar School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2EF

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP - pending pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  25 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  8 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,717.98 - £19,625.56 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Mount Tamar is a specialist special school within the Transforming Futures Trust, serving pupils with diverse complex needs. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment where every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our ethos places safeguarding at the heart of all we do.

Mount Tamar has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with about 110 pupils on roll from many different Local Authorities in the South West.

The school caters for young people aged 4 to 16 years who, for a variety of reasons, find it difficult to be successful within mainstream schools as full-time pupils. We specialise in supporting students with social and emotional difficulties, attachment and autism.

We are a friendly and caring community that firmly believes in treating each young person as an individual and providing them with the skills and tools they need to be a success. Mount Tamar School offers a quality-learning environment with all students being supported by a team of experienced trained staff dedicated to sustaining a school, where excellent teaching enables students to develop their abilities to the full.

Job Purpose

To contribute to the school’s passionate belief that behaviour is a form of communication and as such be committed to relationships with children which foster empathy, and which are based on playfulness, acceptance and curiosity.

Under the direction/instruction of Senior Staff, provide general support to students and staff, including preparation, routine maintenance of resources/equipment.

Responsibilities

Support for students in accessing learning activities across the curriculum including Learning Outside the Classroom, as directed by Teacher/Senior Staff to include:

Support and encourage students to engage in learning activities, and promote positive relationships between all in the school community

Assist with the supervision of students during off-site activities,

Be aware of, and comply with Policies and Procedures relating to: - Child Protection; Health & Safety; Security; and Confidentiality - reporting all concerns to the Designated Person/s

Be aware of, and support difference, and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Be an effective model of the expected behaviour of students, communicated through the use of trauma informed and trauma sensitive strategies.

To support in the development of Individual Education Plans

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals, and maintain positive working relationships

Attend relevant meetings as required

Participate in training, learning activities, performance development, and maintain record of own professional development

Please see attached applicant pack for more details

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

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Mount Tamar School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 16
• School size: 108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mount-tamar-school-plymouth

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