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1:1 Teaching Assistant

St Gildas Catholic Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4EG

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• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,114.00 Annually (FTE)

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

1:1 Teaching Assistant

Job Title: 1-1 Teaching Assistant

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: Monday 9th July2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025

Salary: Grade 14 Point 4 - £23,114 pro rata per annum

Hours: 31.25

Responsible to: Headteacher/ Senior Leadership Team

St Gildas Primary School are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join at St Gildas compassion, high standards and expectations are at the heart of what we do. Children come to school and are valued for who they are and are developed in a loving, caring environment. We nurture every child to enjoy every new challenge in school.

Desirable skills/experience

• Knowledge of how to incorporate visual and concrete resources into planning to support learning (use of total communication) would be of use.
• Ability to take responsibility for creating a spiralised curriculum incorporating opportunities to revisit learning regularly.
• Experience of Emotional Literacy or Mental Health needs within children.
• Ability to work in a team to support and create the best experience for children to enable them to meet their full potential.
• Be flexible to do a range of tasks and to use own initiative when required.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or ‘O’ Level Grade C or above or equivalent).
• Work within, and act upon, the advice of class teacher and SENDCo.
• Have experience of working with children.
• Be an excellent communicator and team player.
• Work within our school’s rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Remain calm, confidential and professional in all situations.

We can offer you

• The support needed to continue your own professional development.
• The opportunity to work with a close-knit, enthusiastic and hard-working team of staff who are committed to providing the very best for each individual in their care.
• The opportunity to inspire our caring and highly-motivated children through engaging learning.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

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.

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About St Gildas Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Gildas Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school

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