Teaching Assistant

Lift Barton Hill, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8JA

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 4:10pm

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25185 - £26185 per annum

Teaching Assistant job summary

Salary: NCJ 4 (£25, 185 FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift benefits Hours: 30 hours Contract type: Fixed term, initially until July 2026 Start date: ASAP or January 2026 A lovely teaching assistant role based in an outstanding Early Years setting. Your new school Lift Barton Hill is part of Lift Schools, one of the largest MATs in the country, allowing you access to the best training and CPD courses. We have been graded as 'Good' by Ofsted with an 'Outstanding' Early Years and aim for every child to have a happy and active primary education in an environment that is caring and supporting. We provide a stimulating and structured environment in which every child will be encouraged to reach their full potential. Your new role Due to a maternity leave we are looking for a TA to join our nursery. Our nursery is ran by an experienced nursery teacher and a HLTA. We have two nursery classrooms, one for our two and younger three year olds and the second for our older three and four year olds. The children thrive by having a mix of adult-led activities and independent learning opportunities, designed to help them grow and explore at their own pace. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, which sets the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five years. We focus on developing key skills through play, exploration and active learning. If you are passionate about the education of young children and want to work in an exceptional Early Years environment we would love to hear from you. What you'll need to succeed It will be hugely desirable if you have early years experience but not essential. You will have a L3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent and be Paediatric First Aid trained, or willingness to work towards these qualifications with an understanding of a range of pupil's learning needs. You will have patience in interactions with a variety of students and situations, with a calm demeanour and have empathy to understand the needs and challenges of students and be able to relate to them on a personal level. You will also be somebody who can engage and enthuse students to want to learn. We will review applications and interview ASAP so please apply or make contact ASAP. Closing date: Friday 12th December Interview date: Wednesday 17th December If you would like a confidential discussion/ tour of the school please contact Jessica Billows, Recruitment Manager on We offer you: * Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career. * Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered. * Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Barton Hill

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 603 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Barton Hill website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barton-hill-academy-torquay

More than a job...it's an adventure in education.

With 603 children on our roll and a gorgeous nursery provision (Pebbles Nursery) which opened in September 2021, we are a large 3-form entry primary school based in Torquay. The key to ensuring our children can succeed is having a caring, stimulating and stable environment in which to enjoy their childhood. We work hard to ensure the environment provided by our school allows every child to grow into happy, caring members of the community.

We are proud to be judged as 'a good' school by Ofsted with an outstanding nursery provision. We were last fully inspected in September 2023. The proportion of our children eligible for pupil premium is well above average and our dedicated teachers and support staff continue to develop a curriculum that inspires and prepares them for their future.

We are always looking for hardworking and ambitious professionals to help our students succeed. We and the Trust will provide all the support necessary to help you if you were to join us.

We hope that you will take the time to come and see and experience for yourself the warm and welcoming atmosphere here at Barton Hill.

Our Curriculum

At Lift Barton Hill we aim to make learning aspirational, creative and fun- we plan creative learning journeys for our children, based on what we know they need to learn, what is relevant for them, the National Curriculum and some of their own ideas and interests. The process of planning a creative, quality rich learning experience is consistent throughout the school.

We have used information in the National Curriculum and are careful to plan a high quality starting point, or focus for the creative learning journey- something real for the children to experience, often a well-planned high quality trip, exploring the local environment and beyond.

The teachers introduce the theme to the children- and get their input to be added to the web diagrams. They decide on what the final experience is going to be for the learning journey (for example- this could be an exhibition, a performance, a trip etc.)

Our curriculum map skills and the National curriculum are used as signposts along the creative learning journey to ensure continuity and progression- we use them in a cross curricular way (so for instance, letter writing might be taught through a project all about Power of reading book being studied).

Our Specialism and Awards

We hold International School Status and the Arts Mark 'gold' award for our creative curriculum.

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