Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Temporary Position until August 2027

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JW

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £17,039.00 Annually (Actual)

Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Temporary Position until August 2027 job summary

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

08:45am-15:15pm Monday to Friday (Term time only)

(30 hours per week, 1/2 hour lunch unpaid)

Salary Scale C point 4

Actual Starting Salary £17,039.00

St Thomas More is a GOOD, happy, caring school with outstanding behaviour. We provide an outstanding, engaging, creative, broad and balanced curriculum for our pupils.

The governors are seeking to appoint a L1 Teaching Assistant to support our pupils in their learning journey.

Applicants from all faiths or none are welcome.

We are looking for applicants who:-

• Have previous experience of working as a Teaching Assistant
• Have good standards of literacy and numeracy equivalent to GCSE grade 4 (c) or above and competency with IT
• Are organised and creative
• Are adaptable and have a positive attitude
• Enjoy challenging and inspiring children
• Are committed to team work
• Are willing to undertake relevant training
• Have the ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents, colleagues, governors and visitors to the school in accurate spoken English in accordance with the Fluency Duty.

We can offer:

• Excellent personalised Professional Development
• A hardworking and supportive team
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved learners
• Investment in staff well-being

Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check paid for by the school and will require two satisfactory references.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We recognise that all staff, governors and volunteers have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils at our school.

The health, safety and well-being of every child in our care will always be of paramount concern. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a full and active role to play in safeguarding children.

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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 407 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-pe1-5jw

St Thomas More is an outstanding Catholic primary school, with happy, caring school and polite and well-behaved pupils.
We provide an engaging, creative, broad and balanced curriculum for our pupils.
The governors are seeking to appoint a class teacher who is an excellent classroom practitioner to help us continue to raise standards of achievement through a strong knowledge of pedagogy and an innovative
approach to teaching.

Applicants from all faiths or none are welcome.

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