Teaching Assistant Level 1
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Manchester, M22 0NT20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
12 December 2025 at 11am
Date listed
21 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 2 scp. 3. Actual Salary: £ 21,329 - £21 809
Teaching Assistant Level 1 job summary
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wishes to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 1 on a fixed term basis at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School . This is to cover maternity leave and will be until 31st August 2026 or the return of the substantive postholder from maternity leave, whichever is the soonest.
The role:
To work with groups of pupils under the supervision of the teacher including the delivery of programmes of work and the implementation of ILPs
Assist the teacher to ensure a safe classroom and outdoor environment
Prepare the classroom for lessons, including display work and clear afterwards
Supervise groups and occasionally whole classes for a session/lesson in the classroom or outside the main teaching area as required
The successful candidate will:
Have strong moral and ethical principles and values
Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations
Be open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and of course have a good sense of humour
Act with the utmost integrity at all times
We can offer the successful candidate:
An opportunity to work within a welcoming and enthusiastic environment with wonderful children, supportive staff, governors and parents
Close links and group support from the other schools in this forward-thinking Catholic multi-academy trust at this exciting time in our development
An opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated, talented and hardworking individuals
Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme which is one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of 18.5%
A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications and opportunities to access other relevant paid training.
A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:
o A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family
o A Health Cash Plan which is paid for by the Trust and gives access to a range of benefits which include covering the costs towards optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments, health screening and discounted gym memberships and a large range of retail discounts. Some benefits are also available to family members
o Flu vaccination clinics
o Eyecare vouchers
Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school and meet with the Headteacher. Please contact the school office at Office@st-anthonys.net to make arrangements.
If you would like to apply for the position, you should complete the application form by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button. You will need to read the privacy notice, job description and person specification.
The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
It is not a requirement of this role to be a practising Catholic and applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
[1] Please note that whilst the successful candidate will be appointed to a particular school within the Trust, the Trust reserves the right to deploy staff at any of its schools depending on need, where agreement is reached with all parties.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 700 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School website
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the St. Anthony’s Catholic Primary School website. Here you can start to discover what makes St. Anthony’s such a special place, why children love it here and why they remember it with such affection after they have left.
St Anthony’s is a school filled with a buzz of happy activity and the warmth of positive relationships between pupils and adults.
The children are taught a broad and balanced curriculum by wonderful teachers, and the academic standards are high. Yet, St Anthony’s is about so much more than that. It is about our Catholic faith that teaches children to follow the example of Jesus.
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