Teaching Assistant with BSL

Brixington Primary Academy, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4JQ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824 FTE

Teaching Assistant with BSL job summary

Are you passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities? Do you hold a British Sign Language qualification? We are looking for a committed and compassionate teaching assistant who has a BSL qualification to join our dedicated team, providing  1:1 support for a child with SEND . 

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in a child's educational journey. You will work closely with teaching staff and external professionals to deliver personalised support, helping create a positive, inclusive learning environment.

The successful candidate with be able to:

• Provide tailored one-to-one support to a child with SEND
• Use BSL to aid communication and engagement in the classroom
• Assist in implementing personalised learning and behaviour plans
• Foster an inclusive, safe and nurturing learning environment
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENDCO, parents and other professionals both within and outside of the school
• promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being
• demonstrate a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion

We recommend you visit Brixington Primary Academy, please telephone the school on 01395 266997 to arrange a convenient date and time or via email admin@Brixington.devon.sch.uk.

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 Brixington Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 338 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brixington Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brixington-primary-academy

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