Specialist Teaching Assistant (L3) with School Librarian Responsibility

St Peter's Catholic College, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week Term Time Only plus 1 week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598 - £30,024
• Actual salary: £21,704 - £22,786

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and caring Specialist Teaching Assistant with School Librarian Responsibility who can support the teaching and learning of all our pupils as well as the expertise to support pupils on a 1:1 basis who have an Education Health Care Plan.

The successful candidates will:

• Promote our friendly Catholic ethos

• Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English

• Demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support students with different needs and abilities and have high expectations of learning and behaviour for all

What the school offers its staff

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

St Peter’s Catholic College is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 plus staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trust in the UK.

In return we will offer:

• Happy and enthusiastic students, who are eager to learn and to benefit from an enriched, extended curriculum

• Hard working and dedicated colleagues

• Good professional development opportunities

• Supportive governors and parents who want the very best for our school

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

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SPE165 Specialist Teaching Assistant Level 3 with School Librarian Responsibilities - St Peter's Catholic College - Closing Date 10.11.25.pdf - 1.93 MB (opens in new tab)

About St Peter's Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 574 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Catholic College website
• Email address: enquiries@stpeters.npcat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 453462
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-catholic-college

Arranging a visit to St Peter's Catholic College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@stpeters.npcat.org.uk.

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