Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 2NU

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,555.98 - £19,866.78 Annually (Actual) Band D Point 5-6

Teaching Assistant job summary

Main purpose of the Role

To work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task.

The successful candidate will:

• Be supportive of the Catholic Ethos

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills and be able to form positive relationships with children and adults

• Have experience of working with children across the Foundation age range

• Have excellent early literacy and numeracy skills

• Be highly motivated and hard-working and be flexible and adaptable to children’s needs

• Have the ability to support pupil learning and be committed to achieving the early learning goals

• Be able to work as part of a team

• Have the ability to recognise and identify children’s needs, including barriers to learning, and be able to provide appropriate learning experience

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 Mary's Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-rotherham

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is located in the heart of Herringthorpe, Rotherham. We are proud to serve the wonderful parishes of Immaculate Conception, Herringthorpe, and Blessed Trinity, Wickersley. As a one-form entry school, we work hard to create a warm and welcoming environment where every child feels valued and nurtured.

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