Band C or D
Part time - 13 Hours per week - 39 Weeks per year
Fixed term to 31/08/2027
The Governors of this popular and successful Junior school would like to appoint a caring, energetic, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our KS2 team on a fixed term, part time contract to work in Year 3 on a Monday and Tuesday from September 2026.
St John's Catholic Junior School provides a loving and caring Catholic Christian community where everyone works together to make a happy, enjoyable and successful learning environment.
The successful candidate will be supporting children who have additional needs and will need to be passionate about helping them to achieve their potential. They will also be required to support other children in small groups, in all curriculum areas. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, have the ability to work as a team member and be able to use their own initiative.
Candidates must be prepared to uphold and affirm the Catholic ethos and nature of the school, although applications will be warmly welcomed from candidates of other faiths.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The school is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The successful applicant will be subject to rigorous pre-employment recruitment checks, references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. As part of our due diligence checks, an online search will be conducted for shortlisted candidates which may include social media.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please email the school office to arrange an appointment
(schooloffice@stjohns-junior.wirral.sch.uk)
Please return completed Catholic Education Service application forms to Mrs Elaine Mullins, Head teacher. The closing date for applications is 19 August 2026, with interviews being held on 28 August 2026.
Salary advertised (Band C) relates to TA 1. Should an applicant with a TA 2 qualification apply, the Band would be D.
Teaching Assistant Level 1 or 2 employer: Wirral Schools
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