Early Years Practitioner and MSA

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1RZ

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  19th January 2026

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Salary Range: H3 (5) to H3 (6) depending on experience. Pro Rata £7620 - £7684

Early Years Practitioner and MSA job summary

The Governors of St Thomas of Canterbury School (part of the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust) are looking for a dynamic, experienced Early Years Practitioner to work alongside our Early Years Teacher in our mixed Nursery and Reception class . This is a permanent post for three mornings and three lunch times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). It would be beneficial for the candidate to have Level 2 NVQ or above. The candidate should be passionate about Early Years education and competent in understanding the Early Years Curriculum and assessing children's progress through observation under the support and direction of the class teacher. Essential qualities for the role include showing initiative, being creative and resourceful.
The successful candidate will be joining a friendly, supportive team who have high expectations of children's learning.
St Thomas of Canterbury is fully committed to safeguarding children and expects all candidates to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Check. Please see Child Protection Policy on our school website.

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 Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 122 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-ware

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