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Level 3 Teaching Assistant

St Catherine's RC School, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 2ED

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 20.25 hours per week, term time only, from 8.30 to 15.45 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year initially
• Full time equivalent salary: Barnet Unified Rewards Grade F £35,628 to £37,794 FTE
• Actual salary: £17,627 to £18,699

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join the team at St Catherine’s for 3 days per week, from 08.30 to 15.45 daily (20.25 hours per week) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This position is offered as a one year contract initially and will commence as soon as possible.

You will need to have a Level 3 qualification or a similar amount of experience and should have carried out a Level 3 TA role before and must have previous experience of covering classes on an ad-hoc basis. You must have sound knowledge of how children learn and a number of strategies to encourage learning. You will need to be sensitive to the special needs of individual children and be able to work as part of a team. Previous experience of working with special needs children on a one to one basis and running intervention groups would be useful. You need to be willing to work across all the age phases here at St Catherine’s (Nursery to KS2). You will need to be comfortable to cover classes for teacher absence across EYFS and Key Stages 1 and 2. Candidates will need to demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm and have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

What the school offers its staff

St Catherine’s is a two form entry Catholic primary school for pupils 2-11 years. The school is friendly and welcoming and takes pride in offering an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment for its pupils. We have wonderful children, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents / carers. We believe in developing children with the skills to be great learners through a broad, balanced and creative curriculum.

We can offer:

• A welcoming and positive Catholic community
• Children whose behaviour is exemplary and who are keen to learn
• Supportive and caring staff
• A strong commitment to innovative professional development
• A well-resourced environment.

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.

Interviews will be held as applications are received, so please do not delay in submitting your application documents. We reserve the right to appoint prior to the application deadline.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. We are dedicated to implementing our safeguarding policies and procedures in the interests of all children and staff.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such all candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JE0464 Teaching Assistant - Level 3.pdf - 425 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Catherine's RC School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Catherine's RC School website
• Email address: office@stcatherines.barnetmail.net
• Phone number: 02084404946
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-catherine-s-rc-school

St Catherine’s is a warm and friendly Barnet school with a strong caring ethos. We have a modern, well-resourced environment and a supportive staff team.

Arranging a visit to St Catherine's RC School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@stcatherines.barnetmail.net.

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