Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 2) x2

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

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £26,403 pro rata (actual salary: £22,455 - £22,812)

Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 2) x2 job summary

2x Positions available

Fixed term up to 31st August 2027

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and caring Specialist Teaching Assistants 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.   

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. 

 

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

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

Closing date: Wednesday 8th July 2026 by 9am

Interview date: Friday 10th July 2026

For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact Amber Gibson on 01642 453462 or enquiries@stpeters.npcat.org.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

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 Peter's Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 574 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Catholic College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-catholic-college

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