1:1 Teaching Assistant Level 2

St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 8QF

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 November 2026 at 9pm

• Date listed

  21 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

1:1 Teaching Assistant Level 2 job summary

Thank you for expressing an interest in our vacancy for the position of 1:1Teaching Assistant Level 2.

We are a happy and welcoming school with a strong sense of community, supportive families and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn. Staff benefit from a collaborative and caring team culture where professional development is valued, achievements are celebrated and wellbeing is a priority. We are committed to supporting all colleagues to grow and flourish in their careers.

The school is ideally located close to Crosby Beach, parkland and Crosby Marina. We enjoy significant success in a wide range of competitive sports and work closely with the Pope Francis family of schools, including our Catholic feeder secondary school, Sacred Heart. These partnerships provide valuable opportunities for collaboration, professional learning and curriculum enrichment.

We are seeking someone who shares our ambition for every child to thrive and who will embrace the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our school community.

Please feel free to contact the school if you would like further information about this post or to arrange a visit. We warmly welcome prospective candidates to come and see our school in action.

The advertised closing date is the latest date by which applications will normally be accepted. However, the Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy earlier than the stated closing date where it has received a sufficient number of applications to undertake a fair and effective selection process.

Where a vacancy is closed early, the Trust will ensure that all applications received before the closure date are considered fairly and consistently against the published selection criteria. The Trust will continue to meet its legal obligations, including those relating to equality and non-discrimination, throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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 St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 246 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edmund-s-and-st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-liverpool

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