Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 2)

Sacred Heart Primary School, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,847 - £27,274 pro rata (actual salary: £18,323 - £18,615)

Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 2) job summary

Required: As soon as possible                  

Salary: £26,847 - £27,274 pro rata (actual salary: £18,323 - £18,615)

Hours: 30 hours per week, Term Time Only 

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ayresome Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking specialist teaching assistant to join our friendly, inclusive school, to support children with SEND in a mainstream plus classroom. The successful candidate will have a clear commitment to promoting the well-being of all the children in our care and to raising standards.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who:

Will promote our friendly Catholic ethos, and will work as part of a committed team.

Will be an excellent practitioner with high expectations for children in their learning and behaviour.

Will support children with Special Educational Needs with their learning activities and helping with their social and emotional development.

Has experience of working with children with ASD and other SEND needs.

Will have a commitment to innovation, creativity and inclusion.

We can offer:

A strong Catholic ethos.

Happy and enthusiastic pupils, 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.

Visits to the school are very welcome and encouraged. Please contact the school office at enquiries@sacredheartcp.npcat.org.uk 

  Closing date: Thursday 19th November 2026 2026, 9am

Interview date: Monday 30th November 2026

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 Sacred Heart Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sacred Heart Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-primary-school-middlesbrough

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