Teaching Assistant Grade 3

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QD

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 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: £20,634.00 - £25,516.00 Annually (Actual) 32.5 hours per week Fixed term in the first instance

Teaching Assistant Grade 3 job summary

VACANCY: Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Required September 2026

Fixed term, in the first instance

32.5 hours per week TERM TIME ONLY

Grade 3: Actual Salary £20,643 - £25,516

Visits to school are warmly invited- please call school to arrange

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School is a happy, successful primary school, which is part of the Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school has an excellent reputation as well as enjoying a strong partnership between the School and Parish community.

The School Standards Committee are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant who is passionate in supporting pupils with learning and who has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.

The successful candidate will be:

Supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature

A highly-skilled teaching assistant

Enthusiastic

Highly organised

Committed to achieving the highest standards

Reflective

Committed to their own professional development

NVQ Level 3 in childcare or an equivalent qualification

We can offer:

A supportive and caring learning environment which aims to promote and develop expertise of all staff through a commitment to CPD.

Enthusiastic and friendly children who respond well to encouragement and challenge and have a love for learning.

Excitement and challenge with varied opportunities from our collaborative networking within the Lumen Christi MAC and local schools.

An Outstanding school (Ofsted July 2019, RE CSI June 2024)

Application forms are available to download from our school website: www.stpeterc.bham.sch.uk or you are welcome to call Mrs Hyatt on 0121 464 6921 to request a pack (for collection) or email on enquiry@stj-lumenchristi.org.uk

Only applications on the CES application form will be accepted. All sections of the CES application form must be completed.

Closing date: Friday 10th April 2026, 9am

Interviews: Thursday 16th April - Times to be confirmed

Applications should be returned to Claire Tullett - c.tullett@lumenchristi.org.uk

St Peter’s and Lumen Christi are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested prior to interview, an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the Right to Work (RTW) in the UK.

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.

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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 Peter's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-catholic-primary-school-b32-3qd

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