Teaching Assistants x2

Vacancy Summary

Teaching Assistants x2

To Start 1st September 2026

Post 1:

• Hours: 28.75 hours per week
• Working Pattern: 8:30am - 3:15pm with a one-hour unpaid lunch break
• Salary: SCP5 (£16,658 - £16,956 per annum)
• Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2027

Post 2:

• Hours: 18.75 hours per week
• Working Pattern: 8:30am - 3:15pm, 3 days per week, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break
• Salary: SCP5 (£10,864 - £11,058 per annum)
• Contract: Fixed term until April 2027 (maternity cover)
• Additional Duty: Includes 30 minutes of lunchtime supervision.

Vacancy Information

The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and hardworking Teaching Assistant to join the school.

As a Teaching Assistant working in our school it’s essential that you:

• Have a positive, caring and energetic "can-do" attitude.
• Have experience of working successfully with children.
• Be highly motivated in caring for vulnerable children.
• Have the ability to provide feedback and support to help children make progress in their learning.
• Have an understanding of safeguarding children.
• Take a genuine interest in supporting children's development.

The Teaching Assistant's role is to:

• Complement, support and appreciate the work of teachers and other professionals.
• Undertake work, care and support programmes that enable access to learning as part of a teacher-planned approach.
• Support the class teacher in managing pupils and delivering teaching and learning experiences.
• Help provide an appropriately differentiated and suitably challenging curriculum for all pupils while meeting statutory requirements.
• Work within school policies and procedures under the guidance and supervision of senior staff.
• Carry out other duties appropriate to the grade and level of responsibility when required.

What the School Offers

• Fantastic children who are enthusiastic and eager to learn.
• A warm, welcoming and supportive staff team.
• Senior leaders who care about staff wellbeing and workload.
• High-quality professional development opportunities through the school, the Trust and external providers.

A visit to the school before applying is strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the school office: office@fra.bcwcat.co.uk - 01274 638520

For further details go to https://www.stfrancis.bradford.sch.uk/Vacancies/

CES application forms can be found at https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/resources/model-application-forms

Please note all completed application forms must be posted/ emailed directly to the school. Only CES application forms will be accepted. Please contact the school for further information.

Closing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 29th June 2026

The school is committed to a rigorous implementation of our safeguarding policy. All successful applicants will be subject to pre employment checks and an enhanced DBS check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exception Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.