Teaching Assistant with Midday hours

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9EA

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 May 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: TA role, point 5 £25,583 and the Midday role, point 4 £25,185 (salary will be pro rata to part time, term time hours)
• Additional allowances:

  TA role, point 5 £25,583 and the Midday role, point 4 £25,185 (salary will be pro rata to part time, term time hours)

Teaching Assistant with Midday hours job summary

The role involves working with individuals and small groups of pupils to enable them to be included in the educational and social aspects of their classroom and the wider school community.

St Matthew’s is a popular, Church of England primary school. You will join a hardworking and dedicated team. Our school vision statement ‘Let Your Light Shine’ is at the heart of what we do. We are committed to improving the life-chances of all of our pupils. We serve a community that has a higher than average proportion of SEND and children in receipt of free school meals. We are looking for people that are dedicated, that have a passion for helping others and are confident using positive behaviour management strategies. The successful candidate will have access to high quality professional development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our vibrant school, where we are committed to helping our pupils achieve the best outcomes that they can achieve. We are looking for people that are committed to making a difference to the lives of our pupils, particularly our most vulnerable pupils.

School is committed to safeguarding children therefore this post requires an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates are welcome to visit the school. Please contact the school office on 0161 474 7110 to make an appointment.

Completed application forms should be returned to Suzanne Rimmer at the school or via email suzanne.rimmer@cdatstmatthewsprimary.co.uk Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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 Matthew's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 195 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Matthew's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-s-church-of-england-primary-school-stockport

St Matthew’s is a one form entry (with nursery) Church of England primary school situated in the Edgeley area of Stockport. The school serves a diverse community, and has strong links with both community groups and the parish. We are very proud of our ‘Good’ inspection judgement from Ofsted (June 2023) and the lovely report from our SIAMS inspection in February 2025. We can offer a wonderful group of children and a hard-working and committed staff team, while we are also part of CDAT, a successful and supportive multi-academy trust.

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