St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

Level 2 Teaching Assistant (Ref: SBMAT267)

Fixed Term to 31^st August 2025

(with the possibility to extend)

Monday to Friday, Term Time Only

Grade 3 (SCP 4-6)

Actual Salary £16,310.36 - £16,831.00

28.75 hours per week

REQUIRED TO START: ASAP

Location: Haughton St Giles CE Primary Academy, Prince Avenue, Staffordshire, ST18 9ET

Haughton St Giles C.E. Primary Academy is a warm, welcoming and community minded school situated in a small village on the outskirts of West Staffordshire.  As a church school, we are proud of our links to our community and believe passionately in providing the best possible outcomes for our children and staff.

With immediate effect, we are looking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our school family at Haughton and work across Early Years and Key Stage 1.

Working under the supervision of the Class Teacher, you will be responsible for supporting the pupils in class, as well as working with small groups delivering structured interventions.

The ideal person(s) will have the following skills/experience:
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a Primary classroom setting, preferably KS1;

- good numeracy and literacy skills; 

- excellent inter-personal skills; 

- ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team; 

- ability to be flexible and adapt to the needs of the working environment; 

- level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or similar and

- experience/understanding of phonics teaching (preferably Read, Write, Inc).

When you join Haughton St Giles Primary Academy you become part of St Bartholomew’s C.E. Multi Academy Trust family, which consist of 9 primary schools spread out over Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.

As a member of the trust, you will have access to a wider network of friendly colleagues, who are always available to offer support and provide guidance.

If you would like to make a difference at Haughton St Giles Primary Academy and you are happy to work as part of a team, then this may be the position for you.

Closing date: 23^rd January 2025

Shortlisting: 24^th January 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 27^th January 2025

School Address: Haughton St Giles C.E. Primary Academy, Prince Avenue, Haughton, Staffordshire, ST18 9ET

To apply, please email your completed application form and equality and diversity monitoring form to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk.  Please quote reference SBMAT267 in the subject line of your email.  

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.