Teaching Assistant Level 3

Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Guisborough, North Yorkshire, TS14 8DN

7 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 July 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Part time: 30 per week, Term Time Only plus 1 day
Contract type: Fixed term - 31st August 2026
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183 - £25,584 pro rata
Actual salary: £17,277 - £17,553

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Trust and Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Teaching Assistant Level 3 for EYFS support 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. The successful candidate will have a full and relevant Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification.

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

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

What the school offers its staff

St Paulinus Catholic Primary School is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT), a family of 38 schools and 2 sixth forms from across the Diocese of Middlesbrough. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is one of the North-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.

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.

Additional benefits include access to:

Vivup - Lifestyle savings - store discounts
Vivup - Discounted gym membership
Vivup - Cycle scheme
Full wellbeing package

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.