Teaching assistant

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9XD

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 June 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Scale point 4

Teaching assistant job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking and caring teaching assistant to join our school team to support children with special educational needs and disabilities and whole class teaching assistant work.

Do you want to make a positive difference to young people and their lives? Are you patient, empathetic, resilient and supportive?

• 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?

• Are you looking to join a small school that really cares about employee wellbeing?

If so, this Teaching Assistant role at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School may be right for you…

If this support and togetherness of being part of a committed team with a strong Catholic Ethos is attractive you should consider applying.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School located in Bretton, Peterborough is a good school under an inspiring leadership team with a clear vision for the school. This is really a unique opportunity to join a passionate team of staff.

We can offer you the following:

• A warm and welcoming atmosphere
• Excellent CPD opportunities within school and across the St. John the Baptist Academy Trust
• Opportunities to grow within the school
• Supportive Parents and a Governing Body who are passionate about the school
• Enthusiastic, well-motivated and excellently behaved children
• A family friendly, wellbeing focused employer

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 are capable of achieving high standards
• Have excellent organisational and communication skills
• Be dynamic, resilient and hard working with a positive mindset

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01733 262449 or office@sacredheart.peterborough.sch.uk to arrange.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare, both physical and emotional, of every pupil both inside and outside of the school premises.

As part of safer recruitment, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, which is part of the St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust, might conduct an online search in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education framework.

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 Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-peterborough

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