Teaching Assistant

Salisbury Road Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dedicated, and hard-working Teaching Assistant to support pupils in KS1. The Teaching Assistant will be a good team player, have a flexible approach and have the ability to develop positive behaviour strategies with children.

The successful Teaching Assistant will be committed to supporting the learning of pupils and helping pupils surpass their expectations. Salisbury Road Primary are seeking candidates that will go the extra mile for our children and the community.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working within a primary school with a working knowledge of KS1
• Recent experience delivering RWInc sessions (or similar phonics scheme)
• Experience implementing positive behaviour strategies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
• GCSEs or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above and be able to illustrate good literacy and numeracy skills
• NVQ2/3 or equivalent or working towards the qualification is desirable

About the School

Salisbury Road is two form entry primary school that serves the locality of St Judes, near the city centre. We are situated in a large, three-storey, Victorian building in the heart of the community, and work closely with many local partners. We pride ourselves on being a warm and friendly school and aim to enhance and inspire the lives of not only the children that attend our school but their families and wider community.

Salisbury Road is a diverse community, and our exceptional staff work hard to ensure that we are a fully inclusive school, ensuring that we promote our school values in everything that we do.

We aim to achieve highly and provide exceptional learning experiences for all our pupils, ensuring they are prepared for success in their future lives, as noted in a recent Ofsted inspection where the school was graded as Good. 

About the Trust

The Learning Academies Trust is a family of 18 schools across Plymouth and surrounding areas, dedicated to delivering outstanding education to all our children, whatever their starting point or background. Our Trust’s mission is:

Together we will… work with our children, families, and communities to provide exceptional learning opportunities for all our children

As part of the trust, we will support you to learn and develop, providing outstanding CPD and opportunities for collaboration between schools within the trust sharing resources, expertise and knowledge.

Further information about the position, the trust and the benefits we offer can be found in the attached recruitment pack.

To request a tour of the school or to discuss the role in anyway please contact the school on the number below.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application. If there are no vacancies currently, but you would like to register your interest for future vacancies, please join our talent pool and we will be in touch as soon as we have a suitable position.

Please note, the closing date is for guidance only. Successful applicants will be invited to interview at the earliest available opportunity. Learning Academies Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

With 18 individual primary schools, the Learning Academies Trust is the largest primary school trust in Plymouth and the first education employer in Plymouth to achieve the Livewell Southwest Wellbeing at Work Bronze Award. The Trust is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff and is proud to work closely with official bodies to ensure we have a holistic approach to staff wellbeing.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS.