Class Teaching Assistant (with additional MSA duties)

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £15,303 for TA post + £2,750 for MSA post

Class Teaching Assistant (with additional MSA duties) job summary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a member of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust. The school's mission is to serve God and one another through Love, Faith and Hope.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and dynamic teaching assistant to join our hard-working and supportive team. The successful candidate will demonstrate energy, pride in their work and a passion for children's learning. As part of our team, you will support the class teacher in delivering activities and interventions, support children with their social interactions in class helping them to form positive relationships with their peers.

The post holder will work 26.7 hours a week as a teaching assistant (39 weeks a year, Scale C) and also 5 hours a week as an MSA (38 weeks a year, Scale B).

The successful candidate will need to:

• be sympathetic towards the aims and ethos of our Catholic school
• work collaboratively with the class teacher and SENDCO
• challenge, motivate and inspire children to achieve their best
• have an approachable, positive mindset and be able to build strong relationships

We can offer:

• a small, friendly school with a committed and supportive team
• the chance to make a real difference in the lives of our children
• a supportive Governing Body and Parish
• ongoing professional development opportunities and a commitment to staff Well Being as part of the Trust Staff Charter
• the opportunity to be part of a community of Catholic schools, committed to achieving excellence through purposeful collaboration and people growth

Visits to the school are encouraged and welcomed by arrangement. Please contact the Headteacher, Darryl James, on 01760 721 330 or darryl.james@sacredheartcps.uk to arrange a visit. Applications should be made via MyNewTerm.

St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Successful applicants will be required to provide references and undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection practices of the Trust.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 89 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-swaffham

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