Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1NJ

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  9 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The Governors are currently looking for an experiences Higher Level Teaching Assistant who enjoys working with and supporting pupils across the primary phase.

This full-time role involves a flexible timetable, including covering classes to release teachers for PPA, meetings or short-term illness, as well as supporting pupils and class teachers in their learning.

The permanent post will start in January 2026. The hours will be from 8.30am until 3.15pm with a lunch break.

Salary is dependent upon skills, qualifications and experience. H5 (Scale Point 9-14) £27,254 to 29,540 pro-rata.

We can offer you:

A forward thinking, prayerful community, rooted in the traditions of the Catholic church with strong links to the parish and the wider community;

An opportunity to take independent responsibility for an individual pupil’s learning and well-being

A strong sense of community and a commitment to local, national and international neighbours;

A diverse and supportive group of families, appreciative of teachers and committed to learning;

An inclusive ethos, valuing the unique individual and a diverse heritage;

A welcoming school with children who have positive attitudes to their learning and care for each other;

The support and guidance of an excellent SENCO and a supportive senior leadership team;

Pupils who are recognised for their outstanding behaviour and personal development;

a friendly, caring and dedicated staff, committed to school improvement;

a pleasant working environment with high quality resources and well planned provision, working within a supportive and collaborative team

A financially secure, well maintained school.

Our March 2023 S48 inspection report states that ‘Pupils feel a strong identity to the values and ethos of their school and are proud to live out its mission’ and that ‘There is a lived sense of community, a welcoming approach to various cultures and belief traditions and a striving to be exceptionally supportive to all members of the community’. The school is rated Outstanding for Catholic Life & Mission; Outstanding for Collective Worship and Good for Religious Education.

The Governors and staff of St Vincent de Paul Catholic School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Each successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and other relevant checks following local and national protocols. References will be taken prior to interview and will be followed up rigorously.

Please complete our application form and return to Mrs Sally Lorimer, School Business Manager, as soon as possible.

Paper copies are available from the school office. If you wish to return the electronic copy attached please email back to finance@stvincent.herts.sch.uk.

For further details please contact Sally Lorimer, School Business Manager at finance@stvincent.herts.sch.uk or telephone 01438 729555.

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 Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 446 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-stevenage

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