Teaching Assistant
Lipson Vale Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7HWThis job expired on 15 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time - 31.25hrs Part time - 12.5hrs
Contract type
- Fixed term - Permanent and Fixed term roles available
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790 - £25,584
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
GCSE (or equivalent) C or above in Maths and English
Experience
- Successful experience of working within an education setting
- Supporting pupils on a group, 1:1 or whole class basis to achieve the learning set for them by the teacher
Working in partnership with families and colleagues to support pupil outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge of education and care needs of children within relevant age group being taught
- Knowledge of technology used in schools e.g. computers, iPads
- Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and their role within these
- Awareness of and compliance with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, Health, Safety & Security, Confidentiality and Data Protection
Skills
- Be able to problem solve independently and find solutions to problems presented
- Effective written and oral communication skills when working with pupils and communication with parents, colleagues, pupils and other professionals
- Effective use of technology within daily activity
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing Days
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lipson Vale Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 405 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lipson Vale Primary School website
- Email address
- lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01752224801
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.
School location
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