Teaching Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3JY

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 March 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: £17,851.00 - £19,341.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6

Teaching Assistant job summary

Join Our Amazing Team

Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate about supporting children’s learning? If so, this might be the job for you!

We’re a vibrant, friendly, and hard-working team that’s proud to make our school a place where children can grow and thrive. Now, we're on the lookout for an enthusiastic individual Teaching Assistant to join us in a part-time, term-time only role, working 30 hours per week.

This role is to work 1-2-1 with SEN children.

What we are looking for:

• Ideally someone with a Teaching Assistant Qualification or comparable experience of at least 2 years
• Must have excellent communication, numeracy and literacy skills
• Have high expectations for all children and a strong belief that all children can succeed and flourish
• Demonstrate an ability to nurture and support all children, including those with complex learning, emotional or other needs
• Are committed to ensuring all children make excellent progress and model our school values and ethos in all that they do
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to communicate well (and work successfully with) colleagues, parents and children

What we offer:

• An exciting opportunity to join our school as it grows and develops
• A commitment to your professional development through access to networks and training
• A caring and inclusive school with attractive and purposeful learning environments
• Career opportunities as part of a successful, supportive and locally based multi-academy company
• Excellent pension scheme

Want to know more or book a visit? Email our friendly School Business Manager today!

Important: All roles are subject to the usual safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS.

Come be part of something special — where every day makes a difference!

This is a temporary post in the first instance to be reviewed.

Applications will be considered on receipt

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

St Joseph’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks including enhanced DBS disclosure. Applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 117 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-carterton-carterton

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