Senior Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EA

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 June 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: £28,598.00 Monthly

Senior Teaching Assistant job summary

Senior Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Part Time 12.5 hours per week. Working hours Monday-Friday, 1pm - 3.30pm from September 2026.

This is a Fixed Term Role to 31/8/2027 due to being dependent on funding.

Pay Scales: STA PCD7A, Grade 7 Scale point 12 £28,598 pa pro-rata

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is part of The Mater Christi Trust. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and conscientious Senior Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 across KS1 and KS2.

The successful candidate will:

• Be supportive of the Catholic Ethos of the school.

• Have previous experience or knowledge of 1:1 support

• Have a good knowledge of the KS1 & KS2 curriculum.

• Hold relevant qualifications.

• Have high expectations and demonstrate commitment.

• Be an excellent communicator.

• Be a committed team member.

We will offer you:

• An outstanding school.

• Well-behaved, engaged pupils, who achieve high standards.

• A forward-thinking school, which is constantly striving for improvement.

• Friendly and experienced staff and governors.

• Supportive, continuing professional development.

• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to develop practice and widen experience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines. This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.

Visits to school are welcomed.

Closing date: Monday 15th June

Shortlisting: Tuesday 16th June

Interviews: Tuesday 23rd June

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

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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-ulvertson

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