Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Teaching Assistant
Mixed 11 – 18 Catholic Comprehensive School
Band 6, Point 8 (£18,124)
Permanent, 30 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated teaching assistants to join our existing team of highly skilled staff within the Holy Family Catholic School.
Vacancy Information
The SEN Team is at an exciting stage in its development and looking to grow the existing team of experienced teaching assistants. New team members will contribute to creating a model of good practice based around the school’s virtues including Kindness, Confidence, and Hope.
Applicants should hold GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English and Mathematics and should have some basic ICT skills. Relevant additional qualifications and experience would be an advantage but are not essential.
This post is ideal for a patient, calm, resilient, and flexible individual who is passionate about sustainably improving standards and outcomes for students with a range of SEND.
We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate a visible commitment to the wider school mission of ensuring that we ‘awaken minds’, ‘achieve dreams’ and ‘serve others’. As such they would be expected to have full involvement with the wider aspects of school life and the local community.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- In liaison with the class teacher to work with students to target identified learning needs.
- To provide practical support in the classroom to students who have recognised learning needs, supporting them to achieve their potential.
- To work with subject teachers to ensure lesson materials are used effectively in order for students to make progress.
- To develop an understanding of the learning needs of students and use this knowledge to support them to become independent learners in the classroom.
- To take into account a student’s learning needs and ensure their access to lessons and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, and use of equipment and materials.
- To develop the study and organisational skills of students, enabling them to remain focused in lessons and be able to execute tasks effectively.
- To develop student resilience and assist students in developing strategies for independence.
- To monitor students’ responses to learning activities and progress towards targets, record achievement and feedback to teachers and the SENCo as required. Assist in the implementation and tracking of student targets.
- To provide support for student’s emotional and social needs by encouraging and modelling positive behaviour and demonstrating high expectations, in line with the School’s Behaviour policy.
- To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns.
- To accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
- To attend and participate in all relevant training and meetings.
- To liaise with parents and other agencies as required.
- To undertake whole school duties such as lunch and break cover as required.
- Be a practising Catholic or be willing support the Catholic ethos of our school.
- Adhere to the DFE Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants (2016).
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the SENCO or Headteacher.
We welcome and encourage candidates wishing to visit our school and potential candidates should contact Michelle Clare on mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk or telephone: 01535 210212 for further details.
For full details go to https://www.holyfamilyschool.uk/Teaching-Assistant/
To request an application pack, please email mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk
Applications for this position should be made using the standard CES application form. Only applications submitted using the CES application form will be considered.
Closing Date: 9am, 8th June 2026
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.