21 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Part time: 20 hours per week - Monday to Friday 8.30am - 12.30pm

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,404 and £25,183

Hourly rate

£12.65

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a teaching assistant who is humble, resilient and enthusiastic to join our 2-year-old provision staff team.

You will:

  • Be passionate about working with pupils in the early years
  • Believe that education is a vocation and be passionate about education in an urban setting
  • Believe strongly that all pupils regardless of their background are capable of reaching their full potential
  • Be excited about learning and achievement across a broad primary curriculum
  • Embrace high expectations of learning and behaviour
  • Be committed to engaging pupils with teaching which produces accelerated pupil progress
  • Possess an unswerving belief in reflection, collaboration, teamwork and feedback
  • Demonstrate outstanding communication and people skills

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

A rich diverse school. Our school successfully brings together more than 650 pupils from every continent, speaking more than forty different languages, across many different cultures into one happy inclusive community.

‘The school caters brilliantly for a diverse community and children of all backgrounds, races and religions. It does so with warmth and respect.’ Ofsted

A vibrant, warm and welcoming school with a positive inclusive atmosphere, enthusiastic pupils and supportive parents. St Margaret’s has an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ Early Years provision. Our pupils are diverse, friendly and enthusiastic. They are full of potential and eager to learn.

A dynamic senior leadership team who will support your career development and empower you to lead and innovate. This provides a great opportunity to play a significant role in a school striving for excellence that is committed to continual school improvement. Leaders are approachable, understanding and willing to listen.

A highly collaborative staff team with a genuine commitment to peer support and excellent continuing professional development, including opportunities for collaborative working across our Heart of Manchester partnership of schools.

The opportunity to work with a specialist leader in education for early years at a school who will commit to your professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding information
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@st-margarets.manchester.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About St Margaret's CofE Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
662 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0161 226 2271

St Margaret’s CE primary School is a larger than average three form entry primary school with over 670 pupils on role. The school is located in central Manchester. The school community is rich and diverse with forty different languages spoken and nearly forty different ethnic groups among the pupil intake. 82% of the pupils have English as an additional language and 95% of pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds. There are above average levels of pupils with SEND and the deprivation indicator for the pupil base is in the highest quintile for deprivation.

‘Pupils and their parents and carers are proud to be part of this very inclusive school. Pupils are happy in the school. They said that it is a place which celebrates the diversity of pupils’ faiths and cultures. Pupils feel safe because they trust adults to resolve any problems they may have.’ Ofsted 2023

Arranging a visit to St Margaret's CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@st-margarets.manchester.sch.uk.

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