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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    24 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    3 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: Monday to Friday: 8.45am - 3.15pm Term-Time Only

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Scale 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Helen’s Catholic Infant School is a vibrant, two form entry infant school, situated in Brentwood. The governors, staff, and parents are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-motivated person to join us in September 2025

The successful candidate will:

  • Be warm and welcoming
  • Be able to work as part of a team
  • Have excellent communication skills, use discretion and confidentiality
  • Have experience of supporting good SEND practice in the classroom
  • Have experience of EYFS/KS1 practice
  • Be first aid trained or willing to undertake this training
  • Support the school's vision, ethos and values

The successful candidate will join the school’s support team and be expected to make a major contribution to the work of that team in all aspects of its work in school.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a happy working environment in semi-rural surroundings with wonderful children and supportive parents.

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.

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About St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 7
Education phase
Primary
School size
187 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 7
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01277215626

Arranging a visit to St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@st-helens-inf.essex.sch.uk.

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