Teaching Assistant

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bristol, BS5 8AS

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) £13.26 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant

2 Term Fixed Term Contract

19.5 hours per week, Term Time Only
8.30am to 3.30pm Wednesday to Friday

NJC Pay Scale 5, actual annual salary £11,532

About The Role:

We are seeking an experienced classroom Teaching Assistant to join our team. This role would be ideal for someone who already has experience of supporting key stage 1, within a busy classroom environment. The role is based in a truly wonderful school, where a strong sense of 'family' is at the heart of everything we do.

The candidate will be:

• Supporting individuals and groups of pupils to help them learn.
• Supporting teachers, parents and other colleagues to help create an effective, safe and purposeful, learning environment.
• Delivering and evaluating interventions e.g. 1 to 1 reading and phonics intervention.
• Providing intimate care to pupils as required.

The candidate will have:

• A commitment to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Experience of working in a school setting.
• Experience of working with children who have English as an additional language.
• A commitment to helping children.
• The ability to show initiative and adapt to the needs of the role.
• A willingness to work well as part of the team.

Close: at midday on the Monday 23rd March 2026.

Short listing will take place on Monday 23rd March 2026.

Interviews: To be confirmed upon successful short listing

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Criminal Records Bureau check before appointment is confirmed.

Data Notice: Please note that all personal data provided will be stored securely for the required period.

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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-patrick-s-catholic-primary-school-bristol

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