Teaching Assistant Grade 3
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 3HU20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
1 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 29 hours per week TERM TIME ONLY
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Grade 3: Actual Salary: £19,139 - £23,670
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Thomas More 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.
- A ‘Good’ school with outstanding features (Ofsted January 2024, RE Section 48 Inspection 2022)
Application forms are available to download from our school website: https://www.sttommor.bham.sch.uk/current-vacancies/ or you are welcome to call Mrs Gardner on 0121 743 3289 to request a pack or email on enquiry@stm-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: Monday 1st December 2025
Interviews: Week beginning 9th December 2025
Applications should be returned to Claire Tullett – c.tullett@lumenchristi.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
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.
- A ‘Good’ school with outstanding features (Ofsted January 2024, RE Section 48 Inspection 2022)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School and Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Services) check will be required for the successful candidate. We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.
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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- c.tullett@lumenchristi.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 743 3289
Here, at St Thomas More, we aim to provide an energetic environment where the living Gospel is found. This living Gospel encapsulates values of love, peace and justice and these are reflected in all that we do and can be seen in the behaviours of all members of the school community. It is our expectation that the children should give witness to our values and thus we support an array of local and national charities.
We are so proud of all the children who attend St Thomas More's, and we place their safety top of our agenda. We have a strong reputation for safeguarding and parents appreciate this.
Strong and stable relationships are the launch pad for a successful education, and we work very hard with all stakeholders, especially parents, to ensure no opportunity is missed to give our children every chance to achieve their God given potential. Our offer of many varied and fruitful extracurricular opportunities provide a great variety of experiences for our children.
Being part of the Lumen Christi Multi Academy Company gives us great support in leading and developing one of the most vibrant and exciting curricula offered. pupil outcomes will always be prioritised as we ensure all children, no matter where they start from, progress as much as they can.
Arranging a visit to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.tullett@lumenchristi.org.uk.
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