Educational Teaching Assistant (ETA)

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2ER

51 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,308.00 - £16,312.00 Annually (Actual)

Educational Teaching Assistant (ETA) job summary

St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy
Reflecting the love and faith of Mary in all that we do.

To begin ASAP

EDUCATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANT

Scale 3 (Point 5-6), full time, term time only, 27.5 hours per week.

The Academy Council of St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy wish to appoint a caring, reliable, calm, positive and skilled person to support the teaching of the curriculum through high quality assistance to our pupils within the classroom setting. In this role, you will use a creative and impactful approach, follow the specific direction of the class teacher and work effectively to improve learning for pupils, whilst enhancing their educational progress, personal experience and character development.

St Mary’s is a wonderful Catholic school enjoying an excellent reputation locally, where we have created a happy, successful and well-resourced learning community. Our children are very well behaved and highly motivated and we love spending our days with them!

We are proud to be serving a richly diverse and inclusive community, inspired by our strong Catholic ethos and tradition which stretches back over 175 years. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual wanting to grow their skills, expand their experience and make a positive difference to the lives of children at our school.

We need you to be able to:

To work with individual or groups of pupils to support learning as directed by the teacher including
intervention programmes as appropriate.

To support working relationships with pupils, acting as role model and setting high expectations.

To meet the personal and physical needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence.

To facilitate pupil access to specialist provision as indicated by the pupil’s IEP or EHCP.

To develop a range of learning support materials and resources (adapting where appropriate for

individual pupil needs) e.g. English and Maths.

To work with individuals or groups of pupils in the use of IT to support learning.

To monitor and give feedback on the progress of the pupils in regard to the objectives in their plan.

The successful candidates will be required to support the Catholic ethos and to make a contribution to the extended life of the school where possible. Any additional skills that can be offered should be mentioned in the application process.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange this please contact Mrs Maseela on 01422 362365.

To apply for this position please complete the forms and submit online via our school website www.stmaryshalifax.co.uk - Our School/Current Vacancies and follow the link for mynewterm.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS (formerly CRB) from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 12.00pm Friday 4th September 2026

Interviews: W/C 7th September 2026

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 Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 272 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-academy-halifax

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