Key Role Information

Salary
£28,598 - £30,024 pro rata (actual salary: £24,709- £25,941)
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
G
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Fixed Term until 31st August 2027


We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and caring Specialist Teaching Assistant with Social, Emotional and Mental Health responsibility 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

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
Trauma informed practice training

Experience

Working with children of relevant ageessential

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
An understanding of childhood trauma, ACEs and SEMH needs

Qualifications

Level 3 qualification for Teaching Assistants or willingness to work towardsessential

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.