Teaching Assistant with MDSA

St Gildas Catholic Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4EG

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  15 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Somerset Grade 15 Point 3-4- £24796 -£25185 FTE

Teaching Assistant with MDSA job summary

Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Teaching Assistant with MDSA

Start Date: January 2026

Closing Date: 15 January 2026

Interview Date: w/b 19 January 2026

Salary: Teaching Assistant: Somerset Grade 15 Point 3-4- £24796 -£25185 FTE
MDSA : Somerset Grade 16 Point 2 £24,413 FTE

Contract: Fixed term until 31st August 2026

Hours: 18 hours per week Tuesday to Friday - Term time only

Responsible to: Senior Leadership Team

St Gildas Primary School are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join at St Gildas. Compassion, high standards and expectations are at the heart of what we do. Children come to school and are valued for who they are and are developed in a loving, caring environment. We nurture every child to enjoy every new challenge in school.

Desirable skills/experience:

• Knowledge of how to incorporate visual and concrete resources into planning to support learning (use of total communication) would be of use.

• Ability to take responsibility for creating a bespoke, play based curriculum incorporating opportunities to revisit learning regularly.

• Experience of working with children with communication and interaction needs.

• Ability to work in a team to support and create the best experience for children to enable them to meet

their full potential.

• Be flexible to do a range of tasks and to use own initiative when required.

• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or ‘O’ Level Grade C or above or equivalent).

• Work within, and act upon, the advice of class teacher and SENDCo.

• Have experience of working with children.

• Be an excellent communicator and team player.

• Work within our school’s rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures.

• Remain calm, confidential and professional in all situations.

  In addition, there may also be times where the post holder may need to carry out a variety of supervisory duties that will include: 

   

  Setting up / clearing away the lunch hall.  

  Clear spillages and cleaning the floor. 

  Helping children with their lunches e.g cutting food 

  Encouraging children to eat their lunches 

  Minor first aid incidents 

  Other tasks as specified by the school’s leadership team or senior MDSA 

We can offer you:

• The support needed to continue your own professional development.

• The opportunity to work with a close-knit, enthusiastic and hard-working team of staff who are committed to providing the very best for each individual in their care.

• The opportunity to inspire our caring and highly-motivated children through engaging learning.

We welcome and encourage visits from prospective applicants. Please contact the School Office Team on 01935 423630 or send an email to office@sg.thedcet.com arrange a visit.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close advert if a suitable candidate is found.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

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 Gildas Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Gildas Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-gildas-catholic-primary-school

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