Teaching Assistant Level 2

St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TA

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 per week, Monday – Friday, Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583 pro rata
• Actual salary: £17,460 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Margaret Clitherow’s Catholic Primary School wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking, dedicated team. The successful candidate will have the vision and drive to make a significant impact in school and be committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.

Applications are invited from candidates who:

• Hold relevant Level 2 qualification or have equivalent experience working within an educational environment

• Have experience of working with children across the primary age range and of working in partnership with class teachers and other members of staff

• Are highly motivated with a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all children Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English

• Can demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support pupils with different needs and abilities and have high expectations of learning and behaviour for all

• Are actively involved in all aspects of school life

What the school offers its staff

St Margaret Clitherow’s is a caring, supportive school that values high standards, expectations and achievements, but also seeks to ensure that the pupils enjoy their experience of school and develop their full range of talents in a caring, Catholic community.

We can offer:

• A welcoming school with very friendly, support and enthusiastic staff

• Enthusiastic and happy children with very high standards of behaviour

• A strong commitment to CPD

• Dedicated, supportive Governors, Parish and Parish community

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

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SMC077 Teaching Assistant Level 2 - St Margaret Clitherow's Catholic Primary School - Closing 12.12.25.pdf - 1.47 MB (opens in new tab)

About St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 374 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@smc.npcat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 853370
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-margaret-clitherows-rc-primary-school

Arranging a visit to St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School

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