Teaching Assistant (Level 1)
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2AA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0cbf4b10-2d1c-4bb7-8d80-c6828c1927ee |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Joseph’s RC Primary, Heywood are currently seeking three Level 1 Teaching Assistants to provide 1 to 1 support for children with additional needs. Some general classroom support may also be required on occasion.
As a Catholic school, our staff live out our Christian values and visions through their daily interactions with our children and each other. Being a baptised Roman Catholic is not an essential criterion, but the commitment to the formation of our children within the Catholic faith is.
St Joseph’s are part of a St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at the beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust
Our Mission:
Our Trust mission is simple, it is to make Christ known; making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.
Our Values - One of Hope:
Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.
One of Courage:
As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.
One of Innovation:
St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.
Purpose of the role:
We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and caring Level 1 Teaching Assistants to provide 1 to 1 support for children with additional needs. Some general classroom support may be required on occasion. Previous experience of working with children with additional needs is desirable.
We are seeking an individual who:
• is kind, patient, flexible and an enthusiastic team player
• who genuinely enjoys working with children and supporting their development
• is reliable, approachable and able to follow instructions, whilst also using their own initiative when appropriate
• has good communication skills
• high levels of literacy and numeracy
• has a willingness to learn
• has a strong commitment to our Catholic values and ethos
• has a relevant qualification
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development
• A happy, calm and welcoming working environment
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
St Joseph’s RC Primary, Heywood are currently seeking three Level 1 Teaching Assistants to provide 1 to 1 support for children with additional needs. Some general classroom support may also be required on occasion.
As a Catholic school, our staff live out our Christian values and visions through their daily interactions with our children and each other. Being a baptised Roman Catholic is not an essential criterion, but the commitment to the formation of our children within the Catholic faith is.
St Joseph’s are part of a St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at the beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust
Our Mission:
Our Trust mission is simple, it is to make Christ known; making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.
Our Values - One of Hope:
Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.
One of Courage:
As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.
One of Innovation:
St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.
Purpose of the role:
We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and caring Level 1 Teaching Assistants to provide 1 to 1 support for children with additional needs. Some general classroom support may be required on occasion. Previous experience of working with children with additional needs is desirable.
We are seeking an individual who:
• is kind, patient, flexible and an enthusiastic team player
• who genuinely enjoys working with children and supporting their development
• is reliable, approachable and able to follow instructions, whilst also using their own initiative when appropriate
• has good communication skills
• high levels of literacy and numeracy
• has a willingness to learn
• has a strong commitment to our Catholic values and ethos
• has a relevant qualification
What the school offers its staff
• A supportive and dedicated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development
• A happy, calm and welcoming working environment
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.