Early Years Teaching Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 9HU

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.84 Hourly Scale - 7 Point 14

Early Years Teaching Assistant job summary

The Governors of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Academy, Huddersfield are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed EYFS Teaching Assistant to join our EYFS team. We are looking for a passionate practitioner who is determined to meet the needs of all pupils within the EYFS Unit, supporting them so that they build a love for learning and can reach their potential.

Please see the attached advert and Person Specification for further details on this job.

If you have any further questions please contact the school office on 01484 531 669.

Visits to the school are welcome please contact jenniferbourke@stjosephscps.co.uk to arrange.

There will be some opportunities for additional hours.

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-academy-huddersfield

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