Level 3 Teaching Assistant - KS2

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 0DN

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  12 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE)

Level 3 Teaching Assistant - KS2 job summary

The governing body of St Mary's Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint a KS2 Teaching Assistant, who will work in partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate support for pupils, including those pupils with specific or complex Special Educational Needs.

We are looking for a level of competence to support pupils in key stage 2.

Successful candidates will be highly motivated, positive and enthusiastic, love working with children and helping them to strive to achieve against their targets.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate should

Be able to develop positive relationships with all children

Support the activities of individuals or groups

Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour

Promote children’s social and emotional development

Contribute to the health and well-being of pupils

Provide support for bilingual / multilingual pupils

Support children with specific needs for example sensory and/or physical impairment, cognitive or learning difficulties; behavioural; moderate to severe SEND needs, including autism, ADHD, behavioural, social and emotional learning difficulties, speech and language needs

Support children with literacy and numeracy skills

Support children to access the curriculum

Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team

Be a confident and clear communicator with parents

Have GCSEs or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Maths

You must be willing to:

support and uphold our Catholic ethos

contribute to the planning and evaluation of learning activities

design and prepare resources to support language development and understanding as well as resources to support children with difficulties in cognition and learning

implement strategies as recommended by professionals, e.g. Speech and Language Therapist, which might include, but are not limited to, teaching language through categorisation tasks and games, sequencing activities, pre and post tutoring of key vocabulary, and using a phonological and semantic approach when teaching new vocabulary.

work in consultation with the class teacher to create an environment which is conducive to a learning environment for all: - language rich, in terms of spoken language and the use of complementary communication systems such as visual symbols; challenges

lead interventions that target reading comprehension, word reading, and spelling; and maths

Cover a whole class for a short time (in an emergency for a period normally less than a whole lesson) or for a very short period of planned absence.

Essential criteria:

NVQ3 or equivalent

A high standard of spoken English

high expectations and a strong commitment to raising standards

work with initiative and be self-reliant when appropriate

a high standard of general education with good numeracy and literacy skills

Desired criteria:

Have experience working with a range of children and abilities, including those with SEND on both a 1:1 basis or within the general classroom environment

Knowledge of the KS2 curriculum

Confident in using ICT to support children

Experience supporting children with moderate to severe SEND needs including autism, ADHD, behavioural, social and emotional learning difficulties, speech and language needs

What we offer you:

A happy and successful school

Professional and hard-working staff who go the extra mile for the children

Happy and confident children who enjoy learning

A committed and supportive Senior Leadership team and Governing Body

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with KCSiE, including: Support Staff enhanced DBS; medical fitness; online check; identity and right to work.

All applicants must provide the details of two suitable referees.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; online check; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-birmingham

St. Mary’s is a successful and highly respected Catholic Primary School, in Harborne, Birmingham. We are a mixed, over-subscribed, 2-form entry Catholic Primary School for children aged 4-11, with capacity for 420 children. Our Catholic ethos is embedded in all that we do, and we strive to ensure that our pupils’ experience of Catholic Life is rich and meaningful. We are proud to share a unique relationship with our neighbouring parish of St Mary’s, and indeed the wider community of Harborne.

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