Teaching Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2DP

21 days remaining to apply

Start date details
7th September 2026
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
21 May 2026

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £19,049.00 - £19,965.00 Annually (Actual) Salary NJC Grade A1/B1, Scale Points 3-6, £25,614 - £26,846 per annum

Teaching Assistant job summary

Permanent, Term Time Only plus 2 additional days
32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary NJC Grade A1/B1, Scale Points 3-6, £25,614 - £26,846 per annum
Actual Salary: £19,049 - £19,965 per annum
Start date: 7 September 2026

We are looking for someone who:

Is warm, friendly, and empathetic 
Has excellent English, maths and communication skills 
Understands how individual children learn to ensure rapid progress 
Is committed to high standards of attainment and behaviour 
Works effectively as part of a skilled team including outside agencies 
Someone who may want to develop skills necessary to enter into initial teacher training 
Is a practising Catholic or supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school

What we can offer you:

A friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement
Happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour
A welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued
Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
Generous pension contribution managed by the North Yorkshire Pension Fund
A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

Visits to St. Joseph’s, Harrogate are warmly welcomed; please contact Angela Simpson, Office Manager on 01423 562650 to make an appointment. 

Closing Date: Friday 12 June 2026 at 9am
Interviews: Tuesday 16 June 2026

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

We value diversity and seek a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

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 school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.