Teaching Assistant Level 3

Sacred Heart Primary School, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week Term Time Only
• Contract type: Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183 - £25,584
• Actual salary: £18,620 - £18,916

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented full-time Teaching Assistant, to work in our Nursery class, who is committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.

The successful candidate will:

• Promote our friendly Catholic ethos

• Have experience of working with children within the Nursery age range and of working in partnership with class teachers and other members of staff.

• Be 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

• Be actively involved in all aspects of school life

What the school offers its staff

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

In return we will offer:

• A strong Catholic ethos

• Happy and enthusiastic pupils, who are eager to learn and to benefit from an enriched, extended curriculum

• Hard working and dedicated colleagues

• Good professional development opportunities

• Supportive governors and parents who want the very best for our school

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SHP060 Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Maternity Cover) - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, M'Bro - Closing 27.06.2025.pdf - 1.6 MB (opens in new tab)

About Sacred Heart Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 331 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sacred Heart Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@sacredheartcp.npcat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 816083
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-primary-school-middlesbrough

Arranging a visit to Sacred Heart Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@sacredheartcp.npcat.org.uk.

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