Teaching Assistant

St Peter's CofE Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1TP

45 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 July 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Part time: 27.50 Hours a week Monday to Friday 39 weeks per year
Contract type: Fixed term - unti 31/08/2032
Actual salary: Starting salary £15,923 per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Level 2 SEN Teaching Assistant’s to join our collaborative academy, which is dedicated to developing our great team, centred around humility and respect. The role will be working with children with complex needs under the guidance of a Class Teacher. Understanding of Autism and /or Communication Interaction difficulties would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Cycle to work scheme.

- Tax Free Childcare

- Employee Assistance Programme

At St Peter’s Primary there is a real sense of community between the school, the surrounding area and St Peters Church. A strength of our school is its size: we are a small school withcurrently 172children on roll, including anursery.It means we know allourchildrenand familieswell and can make sure that we do our best to develop their learning in a happy, safe,secureandvalues- respectingenvironment.

In joining St Peters, you will be part of a friendly and welcoming staff team and a supportive community. You will have the opportunity to develop in an environment that has a strong focus on CPD, whatever career stage you are at. As a Church of England school, you will be happy to support the Anglican ethos through our school values.

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.

Please note the essential qualifications required for this role detailed in the person specification.

Please submit your application via our Face-Ed application portal: https://stcmat.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies

The details of this vacancy and a link to Face-Ed application portal can be found on our website:www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies

If you have any queries relating to this vacancy, please contact people@stcmat.org.

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

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.