Teaching & Learning Support Assistant

Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7EG

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Band B

Teaching & Learning Support Assistant job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

Teaching and Learning Support Assistant

Band B £24,796 - £25,583 (Actual salary £12,639 - £13,040)

Part-time, Permanent role

22 hours a week, 39 weeks a year (TTO + INSET)

Our Lady Of Compassion Catholic Primary School

Start Date: September 2026

Our Lady of Compassion Catholic School is seeking to appoint a Teaching and Learning Support Assistant to join our vibrant team. If you are committed to making a real difference in children's lives, embodying Catholic values, and fostering a love for learning, we are keen to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who is:

Committed to upholding the Catholic ethos of our school.

Enthusiastic about supporting children's academic and personal growth.

Able to work effectively as part of a team, demonstrating initiative and flexibility.

Patient, nurturing, and able to build positive relationships with children, staff, and parents.

Reliable and punctual.

In this role, you will:

Provide in-class support to pupils across various age groups, assisting with their learning and development.

Work with small groups and individual children, tailoring support to their specific needs.

Help prepare learning resources and maintain an engaging classroom environment.

Support the school's mission statement in all aspects of your work.

We are a welcoming and supportive school community where every child is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. Our mission, 'to live as Jesus taught us,' truly underpins everything we do, creating a unique and enriching environment for both pupils and staff.

This position offers a unique opportunity to build strong, holistic relationships with our pupils, seeing them flourish from the very start of their day through to their in-school learning.

We can offer a supportive working environment, where all staff are valued and where opportunities to share best practice and ideas is supported and encouraged.

For further information regarding this post, please the school office on 0121 706 9508 or email on office@olc.solihull.sch.uk

You can find out more about Our Lady of Compassion School at https://www.olc.solihull.sch.uk/

Closing Date: Tuesday 7th July, 12pm

Interviews: Tuesday 14th July

Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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 Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-of-compassion-catholic-primary-school-b92-7eg

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