Teaching Assistant Level 3

St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 3DQ

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 37 hours a week Start and finish time to be confirmed.
• Contract type: Fixed term - until July 2026
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403
• Pay scale: Grade 4 point 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

Have experience supporting children with SEND

Be willing and able to support the inclusion of pupils with a range of needs

Support learning across the primary age range

Have high expectations of children’s achievements

Be able to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team

Fully support the Catholic ethos of the school

What the school offers its staff

At St Marie’s we can offer:

Community: Welcoming Catholic school with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, serving five Catholic parishes in Sheffield.

Educational Mission: Collaborative community focused on high-quality education and lifelong learning.

Core Values: Guided by Gospel values (truth, justice, love, peace, forgiveness), emphasising prayer, worship, and positive behaviour.

Mission Statement:‘Jesus is always my friend’

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.

Full-time (Monday to Friday),

Temporary until July 2026.

37 hours per week, term-time only.

This is a temporary post, commencing Jan 2026 (or as soon as) until July 2026 with a possibility of this post becoming permanent.

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 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.

STM TA Job Description.pdf - 144 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: headteacher@st-maries.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142301904
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marie-s-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

St Marie’s is a wonderfully welcoming Catholic school, where children from a wide variety of backgrounds come together to learn, grow and flourish in a supportive, nurturing community.

At St Marie’s, we take immense pride in fostering a collaborative community where everyone—staff, parents, carers, pupils, and governors—actively contributes to the development of each child. Our mission is to provide a range of exciting and captivating opportunities that ensure a high-quality education and instil a lifelong love for learning, empowering our students to succeed not only in secondary school but also in their adult lives.

Arranging a visit to St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@st-maries.sheffield.sch.uk.

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