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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    11 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 10 hours per week (Mornings) Term Time Only

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,183 - £25,584

Actual salary

£5,729 - £5,820

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a small primary school within the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. Our mission; ‘Christ be our light, in life, love and learning’ is central to all we do and our high expectations, relationships, good standards and practices are rooted in this mission. In our recent school inspection, we were described as a small school with a big heart, November 2024.

The Trust and Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Teaching Assistant who has the vision and drive to make a significant impact in school and is committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification enclosed.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have experience of working with children

  • Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English

  • Support pupils’ learning needs

  • Demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support pupils with different needs and abilities

  • Work flexibly and be committed to ensuring a wide range of fun, creative and engaging activities


What the school offers its staff

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic AcademyTrust (NPCAT), a family of 38 schools and 2 sixth forms from across the Diocese ofMiddlesbrough. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is one of theNorth-East’s largest Catholic Trusts.

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 welcoming community with a strong Catholic ethos;

  • Well behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning and coming to school;

  • A welcoming and supportive staff team;

  • Supportive and dedicated parents and governors;

  • Opportunities for your own Continuous Professional Development.


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.

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About Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
179 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

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