Teaching Assistant (1 x Permanent / 1 x Fixed Term for 1 year)

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1EQ

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £26,401.00 Annually (FTE) Paid pro rata

Teaching Assistant (1 x Permanent / 1 x Fixed Term for 1 year) job summary

Teaching Assistant (1 x Permanent / 1 x Fixed Term for 1 year) - St Patricks Catholic Primary School

Grade: Grade 3, Point 4 - 7 (£25,185 - £26,401 FTE)

Hours: 35 hours per week (Mon - Fri, 8.30am - 4.00pm)

Contract Type: 1 x Permanent / 1 x Fixed Term for 1 year

Start Date: September 2026

At St Patricks, we’re seeking two inspiring candidates, with previous Teaching Assistant experience who can confidently support teaching and learning activities, to join our dedicated team.

Are you an outstanding teaching assistant looking for your next opportunity to grow? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can really make an impact? If so, these opportunities at St Patricks Catholic Primary School may be right for you.

We can offer you the following:

• A warm and welcoming atmosphere
• Excellent CPD opportunities within school and across the Romero network and training through blue sky
• Opportunities to grow within the school and the academy
• Supportive Parents and a Local Governing Body who are passionate about the school
• Enthusiastic, well-motivated and excellently behaved children
• A package of benefits, discounts, and a cash back healthcare plan
• A family friendly, wellbeing focused employee

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of our school
• Be skilled at creating challenge, excitement and enthusiasm
• Be able to demonstrate a strong desire and belief that all children can achieve high standards
• Have excellent organisational and communication skills
• Will have proven experience working as a Teaching Assistant
• Liaise with teachers and other staff at the school to obtain, exchange and record information on individual children.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 13th April 2026

Interview Date: TBC

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged, please get in touch to arrange.

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-patrick-s-catholic-primary-school

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