Part-Time, Fixed Term, Senior Teaching Assistant

St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4AA

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  27 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata salary for 16 hours 15 mins per week on a term time plus one week (39 working weeks) contract is £10,756

Part-Time, Fixed Term, Senior Teaching Assistant job summary

Are you a compassionate and skilled Senior Teaching Assistant committed to supporting the needs of every learner?

Do you believe that all children, regardless of background, ability, or learning style, deserve to be valued, understood, and empowered to succeed?

We are looking for a nurturing, proactive, and creative Senior Teaching Assistant to support children, helping to deliver an inclusive, personalised learning experience that enables every pupil to thrive.

The successful candidate will work 16 hours 15 mins per week from 1st January 2026, on a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026 (with a view of being made permanent). Hours of work will be 8:45am-12pm, Monday to Friday, term-time, plus one week.

St Pius X is part of Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust. St Pius X is a welcoming school, at the heart of its community, with dedicated staff, who have excellent relationships with pupils and their families. Building on the good work already started, we are committed to continue moving our rapidly improving school forward by strengthening our curriculum, providing a wide range of enrichment activities and improving outcomes for our pupils.

Being a Catholic school, our curriculum and ethos are based upon the key teachings of our faith, centred on our core Gospel Values. The successful candidate must be willing to support and promote the Catholic ethos of the school.

The Role Involves:

• Supporting pupils across both mainstream and SEND settings, including those with autism, communication needs, sensory differences, and social-emotional needs.

• Using inclusive strategies and communication tools such as visual supports, Makaton/PECS (if needed), and supportive, trauma-informed approaches.

• Promoting children’s emotional, social, and personal development through engaging, creative, and varied learning opportunities.

• Working closely with teachers, the SENCO, and wider pastoral teams to provide holistic, child-centred support for all learners.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience supporting children with a range of needs, including SEND and mainstream learners.

• Is confident using (or willing to learn) alternative communication methods and inclusive support strategies.

• Brings a calm, empathetic, and nurturing approach, with strong behaviour-support skills and the ability to build positive relationships.

• Is proactive, flexible, and passionate about inclusion and helping every child achieve their full potential.

In Return, We Offer:

• A warm, welcoming, and inclusive school community.

• A supportive and collaborative staff team that values creativity and initiative.

• Happy, enthusiastic pupils who enjoy learning and benefit from high-quality support.

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children’s academic, social, and emotional development.

• Ongoing professional development and training to help you grow in your role.

Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.

The successful candidate will be appointed under the terms and conditions of a CES contract which they will be required to sign.

Please apply via MyNewTerm.

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.

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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 St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 216 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-pius-x-catholic-primary-school-barrow

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