Teaching Assistant TA2B

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7JR

13 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 May 2026
Closing date
27 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant TA2B job summary

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

Support for Pupils

- Under the clear guidance of the class teacher to implement structured learning activities and to assist individual/group of pupils to complete tasks.

- To undertake activities to assist in monitoring the personal social and emotional needs of pupils.

- To develop positive relationships with pupils to assist pupil progress and attainment.

- To assist in the devising of pupil's individual targets and their monitoring and review.

- Support pupils as part of a planned inclusion programme.

- To assist in the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning.

- To assist in the specific medical/care needs of pupils when specific training has been undertaken.

Support for the School

To assist in providing an atmosphere in which effective learning can take place.

- To support the promotion of positive relationships with parents, carers and outside agencies.

- To work within school policies and procedures.

- To attend staff training as appropriate.

- To take care for their own and other people's health and safety.

- To be aware of the confidential nature of issues related to home/pupil/teacher/school work.

Support for the Curriculum

- To assist the delivery of educational and developmental work programmes.

Additional

- To support and demonstrate a commitment to the distinctive Catholic mission and ethos of the school.

- In addition, other duties at no higher a responsibility level may be interchanged with/added to this list at any time.

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.