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Teaching Assistant

St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Nottinghamshire

  • £13,872 - £14,312 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
29 September 2025

Job overview

As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our students on their journey to success. You’ll work closely with teachers to deliver engaging lessons, provide tailored support for individual students, and foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment. There will be opportunities to develop within the school and make a valued contribution to our children's learning.

This is a 1 year fixed term role starting as soon as possible, working for 24 hours per week, term time only.

About us
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Shirebrook, on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We are an Ofsted-rated Outstanding school. Our school is a great place to work because at St. Joseph’s, you will receive a warm welcome from children, staff, parents and governors. We work very hard to create an environment where children feel safe, happy and motivated to learn and they feel part of our school community.
We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll:
Support children in reaching their academic and personal goals.
Collaborate with teachers to create engaging and inclusive learning experiences.
Provide one-on-one or small group assistance to students needing additional support.
Play an active role in maintaining a positive and inspiring classroom environment.

What we’re looking for:
  • Enthusiasm for working with children and helping them achieve their best.
  • A proactive, adaptable approach to supporting both staff and students.
  • A willingness to embrace and promote our Catholic ethos (you don’t need to be Catholic but must respect our values).

What’s in it for you?
  • An actual salary of £13,872 - £14,312 per annum (OLOL Band 2; Scale Points 3 - 5)
  • Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
  • A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
  • Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
         Fantastic benefits:
  • Generous Pension Scheme with employer contributions over 20%.
  • Access to top-tier CPD opportunities tailored to your development.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing emotional, financial, and legal support for you and your family.
  • Exclusive perks: From staff discounts to a Cycle-to-Work scheme, we’ve got you covered!
  • A welcoming community: Work with enthusiastic students, supportive colleagues, and a leadership team that values your expertise.
  • Term time only working.
Closing Date: Monday 29th September 2025 at 9.00am

Visits are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself, and we encourage you to talk to us to learn more about the role. Please contact Dani Seaman on 01623 742609 or info@st-josephs-pri.derbyshire.sch.uk to arrange a visit or to discuss the role further.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work for out Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools. Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. 

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.
 













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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
  • Main Road, Boughton, Newark
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG22 9JE
  • United Kingdom

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We feel our Mission statement ‘Growing in Love, in the Spirit of Christ, for the benefit of all’ reflects all we stand for as a community. We put the example of Christ at the centre of all we do to help us grow socially, academically, spiritually, morally and physically in our learning and our friendships. We do this for ourselves as well as for the members of the school, parish, local, national and international communities in which we live.

As a result we have happy children with a love of learning who are well mannered and polite. Children respect each other and the world in which they live and they have a good reputation within the local community. The parents of our children share our desire for the best for all our children and recognise the need for a positive, open and mutually respectful partnership between home and school.

Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s teaching school, The Nottingham Initial Teacher Training Hub.

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