Job Title: Literacy Teaching Assistant - Grade B
Terms: 30 hours per week, 38 weeks a year - Fixed-term until 31 August 2026
Salary: Devon Legacy Pay Scales, Grade B, SCP 4
Location: Ivybridge Community College
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at Ivybridge Community College.
The post holder will work under supervision and direction of the Senior Literacy Teaching Assistant, usually outside the classroom, working with students who need support to fill gaps in literacy and reading. They will be part of a diagnostic literacy team so that precise diagnosis can be followed by evidence-based strategies, which support reading fluency; phonics and blending, and comprehension. The post holder will form a crucial part of a professional team and will receive precise training.
Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.
For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact HR on 01752 691000.
If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application.
Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).
Ivybridge Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; therefore, all posts will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and all other relevant pre-employment checks.
