Teaching Assistant

Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 9BX

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Septembet 2025

• Closing date

  8 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 June 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: £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Wiltshire E6 – E8

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: 8th July 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Salary Range: Wiltshire E6 – E8, £25,183-£25,992 FTE

Hours: Full post: 27.5 hours per week

Mornings only: approx. 15.83 hours per week

More than one post is available.

Contract: 1 Year, Fixed Term until 31st August 2026

Responsible to: Headteacher/Senior Leadership Team

St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our team in September 2025, fixed term until 31st August 2026.

At St Edmund’s compassion, high standards and expectations are at the heart of what we do. Children come to school and are valued for who they are and are developed in a loving, caring environment. We nurture every child to enjoy every new challenge in school.

Desirable skills/experience:     

Knowledge of how to incorporate visual and concrete resources into planning to support learning (use of total communication) would be of use

Ability to take responsibility for creating a spiralised curriculum incorporating opportunities to revisit learning regularly

Experience of emotional literacy or mental health needs within children

Ability to work in a team to support and create the best experience for children to enable them to meet their full potential

Be flexible to do a range of tasks and to use own initiative when required

Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or ‘O’ Level Grade C or above or equivalent)

Work within, and act upon, the advice of class teacher and SENDCo

Have experience of working with children

Be an excellent communicator and team player

Work within our school’s rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures

Remain calm, confidential and professional in all situations

We can offer you:

The support needed to continue your own professional development

The opportunity to work with a close-knit, enthusiastic and hard-working team of staff who are committed to providing the very best for each individual in their care

The opportunity to inspire our caring and highly-motivated children through engaging learning.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school directly on 01249 813 821 to arrange an appointment. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close advert if a suitable candidate is found.

For any other enquires please contact recruitment@thedcet.com

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-edmund-s-roman-catholic-primary-school

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