Teaching Assistant

St Ignatius Catholic Primary School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week Term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £15,899 - £16,151

What skills and experience we're looking for

St. Ignatius Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive staff team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant to continue their professional development or someone looking to gain experience working with children.

St Ignatius Catholic Primary schools mission statement is that it is a place for all to flourish through faith and learning. Meaning everyone who is a part of our school community will be gifted the opportunity to Flourish. A rich and stimulating curriculum from Early Years is delivered throughout the school, underpinned by fantastic facilities and resources, talented staff and strong engagement with our Parish church and our wider local community.

The successful candidate will:

• Be kind, enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working
• Be inspirational in your teaching support and involve the children as active learners
• Have high expectations and show commitment to raising standards
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team
• Be committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A welcoming and supportive staff team
• Support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
• A commitment to your professional development
• A friendly and caring school and parish community
• A passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
• An excellent pension package with the opportunity to buy extra pension in the scheme
• Health and wellbeing support
• Financial wellbeing support
• The opportunity to apply for a Blue Light card to save money on 15,000 retailers
• A Cycle to Work scheme through salary sacrifice with the opportunity to save up to 47% on a new bike
• Discounts and cashback at a range of retailers

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

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About St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 142 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Ignatius Catholic Primary School website
• Email address: admin@stig.bkcat.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-wakefield

Arranging a visit to St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

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