Teaching Assistant

Tedburn St Mary School, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6AA

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.26 - £12.85 Hourly

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Part time across 5 mornings to include a Mealtime Assistant duty

To commence September 2025 - this is a fixed term temporary position to cover a Maternity Leave

There will be a requirement to perform a mealtime assistant duty on each day, so flexibility and adaptability is a preference. Please note this is a temporary post initially to cover a staff absence, but there is often the possibility of further roles across the Trust for experienced and skilled individuals, so future employment may be possible beyond this.

This role is to provide general class support across the school including delivering phonics, tailored interventions and small group work under the direction of the teacher. We are looking for an individual with a sensitive and nurturing approach to children's needs, who can be flexible, communicate effectively and think creatively. You will need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed.

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’. We want you to come and join our happy, positive learning environments where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will always be ‘Stronger Together’.

Ideally, you will:

Provide a sensitive and nurturing approach to children’s needs,

Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents;

Have excellent English and Maths skills;

Be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour;

Be able to use your own initiative when required;

Have experience in a similar role in a school;

You should have literacy and numeracy to GCSE A-C or equivalent.

What we can offer you:

Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership

Substantial workplace pension

Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons

Staff Wellbeing support

CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Tedburn St Mary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tedburn St Mary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tedburn-st-mary-school-exeter

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