Teaching Assistant Level 4
St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester, M23 0BW8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,163.00 - £31,067.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5, scp 13-19 - pro rata to 39 weeks a year. Actual Salary: £24,225 - £27,325
Teaching Assistant Level 4 job summary
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wishes to appoint a Teaching Assistant Level 4 at St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy . Hours of work are full-time (35 hours per week) on a term-time only basis (39 weeks per year).
The role:
To work with groups of pupils under the supervision of the teacher including the delivery of programmes of work and the implementation of ILPs
To assist the teacher in ensuring a safe classroom and outdoor environment
To prepare the classroom for lessons, including displaying work and clearing away afterwards
To supervise groups and occasionally whole classes for a session/lesson in the classroom or outside the main teaching area as required
The successful candidate will:
Have at least 24 months’ experience of the Teaching Assistant Level 3 role and ideally, experience at the Teaching Assistant Level 4 role
Have strong moral and ethical principles and values
Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations
Be open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and of course have a good sense of humour
Act with the utmost integrity at all times
We can offer the successful candidate:
An opportunity to work within a welcoming and enthusiastic environment with wonderful children, supportive staff, governors and parents
Close links and group support from the other schools in this forward-thinking Catholic multi-academy trust at this exciting time in our development
An opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated, talented and hardworking individuals
Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme which is one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of 18.5%
A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications and opportunities to access other relevant paid training
A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:
o A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family
o A Health Cash Plan which is paid for by the Trust and gives access to a range of benefits which include covering the costs towards optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments, health screening and discounted gym memberships and a large range of retail discounts. Some benefits are also available to family members
o Flu vaccination clinics
o Eyecare vouchers
If you would like to apply for the position, please click on the 'Apply Now' button. Candidates must specify their areas of skills and expertise and how they could fulfil the brief of the role as outlined in the job description and person specification.
Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.
The Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online/social media checks and appropriate overseas checks and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
It is not a requirement of this role to be a practising Catholic and applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
CVs and agency referrals will not be accepted.
[1] Please note that whilst the successful candidate will be appointed to a particular school within the Trust, the Trust reserves the right to deploy staff at any of its schools depending on need, where agreement is reached with all parties.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 210 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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