Teaching Assistant (New)

St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 8NE

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,078.00 - £20,007.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant (New) job summary

Teaching AssistantDo you have experience of working with young people aged 3 – 11?

Are you an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant looking to join a warm and welcoming school? You will have a talent for engaging children and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.

This role complements the work of our teachers by providing in-class and small group support to our children. You may, on occasion, be required to plan work and assess the progress of our children.
There will be opportunities to develop within the school and make a valued contribution to our children's learning.

You will:

• Hold a recognised level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification

• Support the Classroom Teacher to inspire and enthuse our children

• Be caring and supportive

• Be committed to achieving excellence

We offer:

• A team of talented and highly committed staff

• A supportive working environment

• Access to first class CPD opportunities

• Genuine opportunities for career progression across our family of 25 academies

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases

• Nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay

For more information on our fantastic benefits please click on the link to our ‘Why Work With Us’ brochure

St Marys Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, is located in Glossop. We are an Ofsted rated 'Good' school.
For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact on 01457 854473.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school to arrange this.

The role is offered on a fixed term (1 year) basis, working 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year). This role is a Band 3 NJC scale points 6 to 9 and actual salary will be £19,078.67 to £20,007.49 per annum.
The Trust and St Marys Catholic Voluntary Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.
We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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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.

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About St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 105 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-voluntary-academy-glossop

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