Key Role Information

Salary
£28,598 - £30,024 pro rata (actual salary: £11,711 - £12,295)
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
03/07/2026 09:00
Interview
13 July 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
G
Key stage
Early Years, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2
Hours per week
18.00
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The trust and governors wish to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and caring Level 3 Specialist Teaching Assistant to join our friendly, caring and hardworking team. The candidate should be able to support the teaching and learning of all our pupils as well as have the expertise to support pupils who have an Education Health Care Plan on a 1:1 basis. The candidate should be committed to making a difference to the lives of our children.


St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 plus staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trust in the UK. 


We are looking for a new member of our team who will:

  1. Embrace and uphold the vision and ethos of our Catholic school;
  2. Be able to support in the delivery of high-quality learning experiences;
  3. Have high expectations of learning and behaviour;
  4. Be able to communicate sensitively with parents/carers;
  5. Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English;
  6. Support pupils’ learning needs;
  7. Have a desire to be involved in all aspects of school life.


We can offer:

  1. A welcoming community with a strong Catholic ethos;
  2. Well behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning and coming to school and are a pleasure to be with;
  3. A welcoming and supportive staff team;
  4. Supportive and dedicated parents and governors;
  5. Opportunities for your own Continuous Professional Development. enquiries 


 Closing date: Friday 3rd July 2026 by 9am

Shortlisting: Monday 6th July 2026

Interview date: Monday 13th July 2026


Skills

CPD / Training

Very good numeracy/literacy skillsessential
Training in the relevant area e.g. literacy and/or in particular curriculum or specific learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, maths, English, CACHE etc.essential
Appropriate first aid training
Recent safeguarding training
Recent professional development related to Autism and other areas of SEN

Experience

Working with children of relevant ageessential
Experience of working with children with SEN

Personal Attributes

Can use ICT effectively to support learningessential
Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopieressential
Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislationessential
Working knowledge of national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmesessential
Understanding of principles of child development and learning processesessential
Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunitiesessential
Ability to relate well to children and adultsessential
Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within theseessential
Committedessential
Enthusiasticessential
Organisedessential
Flexibleessential
Patientessential
Resourcefulessential
Empatheticessential
An understanding of the Catholic ethos of NPCATessential
An understanding of safeguarding and child protection requirementsessential

Qualifications

Level 3 qualification for Teaching Assistants or willingness to work towardsessential

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Sarah Brady

brady.s@stbernadettes.npcat.org.uk

Cookgate
Middlesbrough
Nunthorpe
TS7 0PZ

Safeguarding Information

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks. The successful candidate will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service contract.