7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 29 hours per week Term Time Only

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,598 - £30,024

Actual salary

£18,868 - £19,808

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented HLTA who has the vision and drive to make a significant impact across the school and is committed to making a difference to the lives of children. The successful applicant will be responsible for planning, preparing, and delivering learning activities for individuals/groups of pupils and PPA cover including delivering lessons to pupils across school.

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trust in the UK.

The successful candidate will:

  • Promote our friendly Catholic ethos

  • Plan and deliver high quality learning activities for individuals/groups or for whole classes, monitoring and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development

  • Be highly motivated with a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all children

  • Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English

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

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.

We offer you:

  • A welcoming and highly supportive school and wider community

  • Children who respect, care and value one another;

  • Children who are polite, well behaved and enthusiastic learners;

  • A unique and beautiful school environment

  • Personal and professional development opportunities

  • An experienced and committed staff with a supportive Governing Body.


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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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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
School size
179 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01287 640613

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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