11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    28 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 November 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: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Fixed term - 31/08/2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Actual salary

£20,643 - £25,516

What skills and experience we're looking for

VACANCY: Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Required January 2026

Fixed term, in the first instance

32.5 hours per week TERM TIME ONLY

Grade 3: Actual Salary £20,643 - £25,516

Visits to school are warmly invited- please call school to arrange

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School is a happy, successful primary school, which is part of the Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school has an excellent reputation as well as enjoying a strong partnership between the School and Parish community.

The School Standards Committee are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant who is passionate in supporting pupils with learning and who has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.

The successful candidate will be:

  • Supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature
  • A highly-skilled teaching assistant
  • Enthusiastic
  • Highly organised
  • Committed to achieving the highest standards
  • Reflective
  • Committed to their own professional development
  • NVQ Level 3 in childcare or an equivalent qualification

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • A supportive and caring learning environment which aims to promote and develop expertise of all staff through a commitment to CPD.
  • Enthusiastic and friendly children who respond well to encouragement and challenge and have a love for learning.
  • Excitement and challenge with varied opportunities from our collaborative networking within the Lumen Christi MAC and local schools.
  • An Outstanding school (Ofsted July 2019, RE CSI June 2024)

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.

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.

About St Peter's Catholic Primary School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
210 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0121 464 6921

Arranging a visit to St Peter's Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.tullett@lumenchristi.org.uk.

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