Teaching Assistant Level3 (depending on experience)

St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 3DQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,275.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant Level3 (depending on experience) job summary

The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated teaching assistant to join a talented, creative and caring team of professionals.

We are looking for someone who will:

• Have experience supporting children with SEND, particularly pupils with autism and communication and interaction needs
• Support learning across the primary age range
• Have high expectations of children’s achievements and personal development
• Be able to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team
• Fully support the Catholic ethos of the school
• Be willing and able to support the inclusion of pupils with a range of needs, adapting approaches to meet individual learning, sensory and social-emotional needs
• Demonstrate patience, empathy and an understanding of strategies that support autistic pupils to thrive in school

At St Marie’s we can offer:

• A warm and welcoming community
• A professional team of people who are dedicated, work as a team and are supportive.

This is a temporary post, commencing September 2026 until July 2027 with a possibility of this post becoming permanent.

The post is full time.

St Marie’s School is committed to the safeguarding of children.

For further details or to arrange a visit please contact

Mr Fernandes (Headteacher) headteacher@st-maries.sheffield.sch.uk

0114 2301904

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marie-s-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

St Marie’s is a wonderfully welcoming Catholic school, where children from a wide variety of backgrounds come together to learn, grow and flourish in a supportive, nurturing community.

At St Marie’s, we take immense pride in fostering a collaborative community where everyone—staff, parents, carers, pupils, and governors—actively contributes to the development of each child. Our mission is to provide a range of exciting and captivating opportunities that ensure a high-quality education and instil a lifelong love for learning, empowering our students to succeed not only in secondary school but also in their adult lives.

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