Primary Teaching Assistant

Job Vacancy: Primary Teaching Assistant
Location: Newton Abbot
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: £14.45 - £15.20 Per Hour (depending on experience)

Are you passionate about supporting young learners and making a positive impact in the classroom? We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Primary Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant and friendly school in Newton Abbot.

As a Primary Teaching Assistant, you will play a key role in helping to create an inclusive, engaging, and nurturing environment for our students. You will work closely with teachers to support children’s learning, both in groups and on an individual basis, ensuring that each child’s needs are met to help them achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities of a Primary teaching assistant:

• Assist the class teacher with delivering lessons.
• Support individual students and small groups, both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Help children with special educational needs, ensuring they are fully integrated and supported.
• Manage classroom behaviour and encourage positive learning attitudes.
• Contribute to the general welfare and safeguarding of students.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with primary-aged children, ideally in a school setting.
• Is passionate about supporting children’s learning and development.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is proactive, flexible, and able to work as part of a team.
• Is committed to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.

What we offer:

• A supportive and collaborative team of staff.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A welcoming and inclusive school community.
• Competitive salary, dependent on experience (£14.45 - £15.20 per hour).
• Full-time, permanent position with immediate start.

If you are looking for a rewarding role in a supportive and dynamic school environment, we would love to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay