Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 1PS11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date Feb 23rd (earlier if available)
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,943.00 Annually (Actual) Band D - SCP 4, depending on experience
Teaching Assistant (Level 2) job summary
Our Lady of the Magnificat MAC are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant Level 1 or 2 (depending on skills and experience). This role will be based at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam. This is a permanent position working 32.5 hours per week on a term-time only plus INSET days basis (39 weeks per year).
Why join us?
- Faith and Values: As a Catholic school, we nurture children in a supportive environment rooted in respect, compassion, and excellence.
- Inspiring Learning: You’ll work alongside talented teachers to deliver engaging lessons, support small groups, and help every child reach their potential.
- Team Spirit: Be part of a warm, collaborative staff team where your contribution is valued and celebrated.
- Professional Growth: We invest in our staff with development opportunities to help you flourish in your career.
What we’re looking for:
- Experience supporting children in a primary school setting (TA Level 1 or 2 depending on skills and experience).
- A positive, proactive attitude and genuine love for working with primary age learners.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children through a relational approach.
- Flexibility, creativity, initiative, and a willingness to go the extra mile.
The successful candidate will be someone who:
- is fully supportive of our Catholic ethos of the school
- has a TA qualification and/or previous experience of working in a school environment
- has strong organisational and interpersonal skills
- has high expectations of all children and for all children
- has energy and enthusiasm with a positive attitude
- has a creative approach to the curriculum and the commitment to provide first-class child support
What We Offer:
- A full-time, rewarding role where no two days are the same.
- The chance to make a lasting impact on children’s education and wellbeing.
- A welcoming school community that values faith, family, and friendship.
As we strive to become an employer of choice, not only will you be joining a progressive multi-academy company, you will also receive a competitive benefits package which, as well as salary, includes:
- Health & Wellbeing employee assistance programme
- Family-friendly policies
- Access to an excellent pension scheme
- Access to professional qualifications and training
Some of our roles attract a high level of interest and for this reason we review applications as they are received, therefore on occasions this means roles may close earlier than advertised; so early applications are highly recommended.
We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to achieving our core mission, therefore we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications. We are also committed to being an equal opportunities employer and will make reasonable adjustments as required for interview.
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, part of Our Lady of the Magnificat Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, Medical Clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.
This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam website
School location
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