Teaching Assistant

St James the Great RC Primary & Nursery School

St James the Great Primary School

@https://x.com/STJGreat

primary Teaching Assistant – Level 2
Location: THORNTON HEATH, SURREY, CR7 8HJ
Contract type: Full time
Salary range: See main advert
Interview date: 1st July 2025
Posted 1 day ago

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Teaching Assistant

We are seeking:

To appoint 3 enthusiastic and experienced 1:1 Teaching Assistants starting 1st September 2025.

Grade 3 – Scale point 5-7 £28,521-29,346 FTE – Actual salary £22,914-£23,576 paid in 12 equal monthly instalments (Pay scales subject to change following NJC pay scale increases from April 2025 currently being negotiated).

We are looking for:

3 enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to work with children who require 1:1 support (although at times may be required to carry out other roles e.g. work with groups of pupils/ oversee a class). 1 of these roles would suit a candidate with an EYFS specialism or a passion for early learning and have gained experience of supporting our youngest children.

Key to your success will be:

Experience of working in a school setting with pupils, ideally including pupils with additional support needs;
Work constructively as part of a team, understand classroom roles and responsibilities and your position within these;
Ability to relate well to children and adults;
Good organisational skills;
Excellent initiative and able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve and react quickly and effectively to resolve situations that arise;
Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model whilst planning, implementing and developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements;
Outstanding people skills;
Excellent oral, written and numerical skills;
Able to support and actively promote the Catholic ethos of the school.

St James the Great is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

An application form, job description and person specification is available from the school website

St James the Great cares deeply about the advancement of staff and growing our own talent. We invest heavily in CPD with several TA’s progressing to doing Teacher Apprenticeships.

If you are keen to develop professionally in an exciting, caring and supportive environment, we look forward to receiving your application and a personal statement which addresses the requirements for this role as detailed in the advert, person specification and job description.

Closing date: Midday Thursday 26th June 2025 – Return completed applications to finance@stjamesthegreat.org or hand in to the school office.
Shortlisting will be carried out on Friday 27th June 2025 and successful candidates will be informed which of their interview date.

Interviews will be carried out on the morning of the 1st and 2nd July 2025

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