SEN Teaching Assistant Grade3

St James Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9BN

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 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: £21,994.00 - £27,202.00 Annually (Actual)

SEN Teaching Assistant Grade3 job summary

SEN Teaching Assistant Grade3

Required - ASAP

32.5 hours , term time only

Grade 3: Actual Salary £21994 - £27202

1-year temporary contract

St James’ Catholic Primary School is a happy, successful primary school which is part of the Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school has an excellent reputation as well as enjoying a strong partnership between the School and Parish community.

The School Standards Committee are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced SEN Teaching Assistant who is passionate in supporting pupils with learning and who has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.

The successful candidate will be:

Supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature

A highly-skilled SEN teaching assistant

Enthusiastic

Highly organised

Committed to achieving the highest standards

Reflective

Committed to their own professional development

NVQ Level 3 in childcare or an equivalent qualification

We can offer:

A supportive and caring learning environment which aims to promote and develop expertise of all staff through a commitment to CPD.

Enthusiastic and friendly children who respond well to encouragement and challenge and have a love for learning.

Excitement and challenge with varied opportunities from our collaborative networking within the Lumen Christi MAC and local schools.

An Outstanding school (Ofsted September 2024, RE Section 48 May Inspection 2019)

Closing date: 09/10/26

Interviews: Thursday 15th October 2026

St James and Lumen Christi are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested prior to interview, an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the Right to Work (RTW) in the UK.

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 and 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; identity and right to work. Shortlisted candidates will be
subject to online checks, in line with KCSiE Sept 2022.

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 James Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St James Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-catholic-primary-school

St James’ Catholic School is a thriving and vibrant one-form entry primary school in its community. Being a fully inclusive school, we value every individual and the contributions they make. We want our children to experience the pleasure of achieving personal academic successes, linked to a strong sense of morality and fairness, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ within our Christian faith. At the school’s last Section 48 inspection in May 2019, St James’ was judged to be an ‘Outstanding’ Catholic school.

‘The school’s mission, ‘In the loving peace, justice and joy of Jesus, we achieve,’ is at the heart of its daily life and is understood and put into practice by everyone in the community.’

Section 48 / May 2019

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