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: 14th July 2025
Posted 1 week ago

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Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint:

2 enthusiastic and experienced Key Stage 2 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 2 enthusiastic and committed KS2 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).

Key to your success will be:

Experience of working in a school setting with pupils, ideally at KS2 level, including pupils with additional support needs;
Work constructively as part of a team, understand classroom roles and responsibilities and your own 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 10th July 2025 – Return completed applications to finance@stjamesthegreat.org or hand in to the school office. Shortlisting will be carried out on Friday 11th July 2025 and successful candidates will be informed which of their interview date.

Interviews: will be carried out on Monday 14th July 2025