Teaching Assistant - English Martyrs Catholic Primary School

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BE

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,028 to £18,606 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

31.25 Hours per week (8.30am to 3.15pm) - Term time only - Fixed term contract to July 2026, in the first instance

We currently have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant, to work with children with significant needs. You will be joining our committed and highly professional team.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working with SEN children and children with challenging behaviours. You will be a team player, with a flexible attitude who can respond to the needs of our children. Training will be given, and you will be supported by our dedicated team and SENCO.

We have two classes per year group from Reception to Year 6, as well as a Nursery (term time). Our school community is wonderfully and richly diverse with families from all over the world, of all faiths and none.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of working with SEN children and children with challenging behaviour

• Be able to work as a team, to ensure safe and effective provision at all times

• Be patient, calm and have a positive approach when interacting with children

• Be enthusiastic, flexible and imaginative

• Hard working, self-reflective and passionate about creating opportunities for children to flourish

• Have a good standard of spoken and written English and Maths

What the school offers its staff

Our offer:

• Local Government Pension Scheme (Berkshire Pensions)

• 5, 10 and 20 year service awards

• Employee Assistance Programme

We are very proud of our welcoming and inclusive school, and we would love to show you around. Please email or call for an appointment to visit.

For further information, please visit our website where you can download the application form: https://www.englishmartyrs.reading.sch.ukalternatively, please email:sbm@englishmartyrs.reading.sch.ukApplications will be considered upon receipt and interviews arranged accordingly.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role requires an enhanced DBS check and we will conduct an online search for candidates. CVs will not be accepted; please request an application pack via the above email or download one from our website. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School website
• Email address: sbm@englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-reading

We are an inclusive and welcoming school set in lovely wooded grounds on the western side of Reading. We have two classes per year group as well as a nursery class.
OFSTED told us in July 2019 that we are a good school with "a passion and a determination to provide the best possible education for the children in your care."
They also said that "pupils love their welcoming school and say that it is easy to make friends at English Martyrs. They say that they feel safe in school and know who to talk to if they have any worries."

We welcome enquiries and would love to meet you for a chat and a tour of the school.

Arranging a visit to English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk.

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