Teaching Assistant

St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 4JS

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,689.00 - £20,647.00 Annually (Actual) Actual salary will be pro-rata based on term time only weeks and working hours

Teaching Assistant job summary

You will have a talent for engaging children and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.

You will support the work of our teachers in this varied role and duties include working in 1:1 situations, leading small groups and providing general classroom support.

Working with children who have varying needs, from SEN to behavioural and emotional needs, you will encourage the acceptance and inclusion of all children.

There will be opportunities to develop your career within the school which allows you to make a valued contribution to our children's learning.

This is a permanent full-time role starting from 1 September 2026.

You will be working 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only.

About us

St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school and is located inNottingham. We are an Ofsted-rated Good school. We are a great place to work because we strive for excellence to service, develop and support every child's learning.

We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

You will:

• Be caring and supportive, and committed to achieving excellent results.
• Support the Teachers to enthuse our students, inspiring their learning and progress.
• Assist with the planning, differentiation and preparation of intervention strategies.
• Promote the well-being of our student’s providing guidance and support
• Establish supportive relationships with pupils, allowing them to feel valued and listened to and encouraging questions and ideas.
• Provide support for leaning activities and monitor their effectiveness.

What’s in it for you?

• A salary of £19,689 - £20,647 per annum (OLOL Band 3, Scale Points 6 - 9).
• Fantastic benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contributions over 20%.
• Access to top-tier CPD opportunities tailored to your development.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing emotional, financial, and legal support for you and your family.
• Exclusive perks: From staff discounts to a Cycle-to-Work scheme, we’ve got you covered!
• A welcoming community: Work with enthusiastic students, supportive colleagues, and a leadership team that values your expertise.
• Term time only working.

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page. vacancies@ololcatholicmat.co.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 05 July2026 at 9.00am

Visits are warmly welcomed and we encourage you to talk to us to learn more about the role.

Please contact 0115 9156995 or email admin@st-augustine.nottingham.sch.uk arrange a visit or to discuss the role further.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools. Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants in line with Safer Recruitment Practices.

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 Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-augustine-s-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-a-voluntary-academy

At St. Augustine’s we aim to create an orderly, welcoming environment where the Gospel values of love, peace and justice are reflected in the behaviour of all members of the school community.

Prayer and worship are an important part of our daily school life. Through getting to know Jesus our children learn the importance of love and respect for all and how these values are reflected in their own behaviour and attitudes

Please do come and see for yourself. You can meet the children and staff when you visit and experience the real spirit and motivation of our school.

We very much look forward to meeting you.

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