Early Years Teaching and Learning Support Assistant

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8AU

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  19 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 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: £17,861.00 - £19,152.00 Annually (Actual)

Early Years Teaching and Learning Support Assistant job summary

Salary £25,184 - £26,402 (pro rata). 30 hours per week. Term time only.

The Governors of Our Lady & St Benedict are looking to appoint an Early Years Teaching & Learning Support Assistant to work amongst our school’s small and committed staff team. The successful candidate will support the teacher, parents and other colleagues to help create an effective, safe and purposeful learning environment. You would be required to cover an after school club and some lunchtime duties within the role and the hours. NVQ Level 3 qualification is required.

Applicants should have experience of working in a primary school.

Our new Early Years Teaching & Learning Support Assistant will:

• Be committed to actively upholding the catholic ethos of our school
• Implement planning learning/activities & teaching programmes
• Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities in an Early Years environment, enhancing children’s social & educational development.
• Assist other staff with assessment procedures to ensure children’s progress
• Understand and support independent learning & inclusion of all pupils is required
• Work with pupils for whom English is not their first language
• Be a good and better classroom practitioner, committed to raising standards
• Assist other staff with the assessment procedures to ensure children’s progress is satisfactory.
• Be creative, imaginative and innovative
• Have high expectations of pupil achievement, attainment and behaviour
• Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out of school activities.
• Be a strong team player
• Have good communication skills at all levels

We can offer you:

• A welcoming and friendly school with well-motivated, happy children
• Dedicated and committed team members
• A supportive Governing Body
• A strong commitment to your professional development
• A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives

The post will be offered on a Catholic Education Service Contract. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to DBS disclosure.

Application forms are available to download from the school website www.ourladyandstbenedict.co.uk

No applications will be accepted after 12pm on Friday 19th December 2025. For more information, please contact Kerry Howard, Academy Manager, khoward@olsbprimary.org.uk

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 Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-benedict-catholic-academy

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