Key Role Information

Salary
£25,989 - £26,403 pro rata (actual salary: £22,455 - £22,812)
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
08/07/2026 09:00
Interview
10 July 2026
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
E
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

2x Positions available

Fixed term up to 31st August 2027


We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and caring Specialist Teaching Assistants who can support the teaching and learning of all our pupils as well as the expertise to support pupils on a 1:1 basis who have an Education Health Care Plan.   

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

St Peter’s Catholic College 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. 

 

The successful candidates will:

  1. Promote our friendly Catholic ethos
  2. Have excellent standards of literacy, numeracy and spoken English
  3. Demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills to support students with different needs and abilities and have high expectations of learning and behaviour for all


In return we will offer:

  1. Happy and enthusiastic students, who are eager to learn and to benefit from an enriched, extended curriculum
  2. Hard working and dedicated colleagues
  3. Good professional development opportunities
  4. Supportive governors and parents who want the very best for our school


Closing date: Wednesday 8th July 2026 by 9am

Interview date: Friday 10th July 2026


For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact Amber Gibson on 01642 453462 or enquiries@stpeters.npcat.org.uk 


Skills

CPD / Training

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
Effective use of ICT to support learningessential
Use of other equipment technology e.g. interactive whiteboard, video, photocopieressential
Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislationessential
General understanding of national/foundation stage curriculum and other basic learning programmes e.g. phonicsessential
Experience of working with children with SEN

Personal Attributes

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
Basic understanding of child development and learning processesessential

Qualifications

Level 2 qualification for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experienceessential
Training in the relevant area e.g. literacyessential
Good numeracy/literacy skillsessential

St Peter's Catholic College

Amber Gibson

enquiries@stpeters.npcat.org.uk

Normanby Road
Middlesbrough
South Bank
TS6 6SP

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.