Teaching Assistant Fixed Term
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, London, SE9 1UF18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
21 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 8.45am-3.15pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 18 months
Pay scale
- Level 2/3
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is looking for an inspirational and enthusiastic new member of support staff to work one to one with a child with additional needs. The post will be from 8.45am-3.15pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. This position will be on a fixed term contract starting 1st January 2026 until July 2027, when it will be reviewed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting 1:1 and small groups
- Assisting with literacy and numeracy sessions
- Supporting with behavioural needs and working in line with school policies
- The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the school.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a caring and inspirational
- Be an excellent communicator and be committed to being part of an effective team within the school community
- Be self-motivated and reliable
- Have a positive “can-do” attitude
- Model the school values
What the school offers its staff
You will find at St Mary's:
- A strong ethos inspired by Gospel values where everyone is welcomed and staff feel proud to be part of our family
- Students that have exemplary behaviour and respond to high expectations with a strong work ethic.
- Staff that feel valued and supported with their workload.
- Practice that is research-based and teachers are encouraged to complete their own research to further improve
- Inner-London borough with excellent transport facilities. We are a walking distance away from Eltham Station
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible and part-time opportunities
- Family friendly leave scheme
- Generous special leave allowances, including dependency leave, carer leave and compassionate leave
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay and leave
- Childcare vouchers
- Shopping discounts
- Discounted cinema tickets
- Staff concessions at onsite nursery
- Your own workspace/classroom
- Separate staff training room with a large bank of resources
- A range of computer suites and IT facilities in every classroom.
Wellbeing:
- Wellbeing team and programme
- Free, confidential staff advice and counselling service
- Trained Mental Health Ambassadors for staff
- An open-door policy where you will feel listened to and valued
- Regular staff feedback surveys to identify where we can improve things further
- 30% off Nuffield Health Gym Membership
- Staff enrichment workshops and specialist sessions aimed at enhancing wellbeing including Time to Talk sessions, wellbeing meetins and mental health first aider training.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- rpampling@stmaryseltham.org
Arranging a visit to St Mary's Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rpampling@stmaryseltham.org.
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