Teaching Assistant

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PF

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,239.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School is a school within the St Thomas Catholic Academics Trust and can offer: a strong Catholic ethos; friendly, motivated and enthusiastic staff; positive, happy children, who enjoy learning; and great opportunities for professional development.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our highly motivated and creative team. The role will include working with pupils in a small group or 1-2-1 basis.

The position will be for 30 hours per week, term time only. The post is fixed term till August 2026 but may be extended.

The ideal candidate will be able to motivate and inspire children, offer both challenge and enjoyment, have a positive attitude and good communication skills and support the school’s Catholic ethos. Experience would be preferred but not essential.

For any further discussions, please contact Cheryl Harris, School Operations Manager on 01582 617600.

Non-Catholics are welcome to apply.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required, and all schools are committed to the safeguarding and well-being of our pupils.

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.

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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 Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 402 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martin-de-porres-catholic-primary-school-luton

St Martin’s Catholic Primary School is a school within the St Alban Catholic Academics Trust and can offer a strong Catholic ethos, friendly, motivated and enthusiastic staff, positive, happy children who enjoy learning and great opportunities for professional development.

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