Educational Teaching Assistant (ETA)

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy; Halifax; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy in Halifax wishes to appoint an Educational Teaching Assistant to commence ASAP. The post is Scale 3 (Point 5–6), full-time, term-time only, 27.5 hours per week.

The successful candidate will support learning in the classroom, follow the class teacher’s directions and work to raise pupil progress, confidence and engagement while upholding the Catholic ethos of the school.

Qualifications

• The Academy wishes to appoint a caring, reliable and skilled person to support the teaching of the curriculum in the classroom.
• You will use a creative, impactful approach and follow the direction of the class teacher to improve pupil learning and progress.

Responsibilities

• Support learning for individuals or groups as directed by the teacher.
• Act as a role model and set high expectations for pupils.
• Meet personal and physical needs of pupils and encourage independence.
• Facilitate access to specialist provision as indicated by IEP or EHCP.
• Develop learning materials and adapt resources for pupils.
• Support pupils in using IT to assist learning.
• Monitor and give feedback on pupil progress as per their plan.

Skills

Supporting learning

Role modelling

IT for learning

Progress monitoring

Education

Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy Reflecting the love and faith of Mary in all that we do.

To begin ASAP

Educational Teaching Assistant

Scale 3 (Point 5-6), full time, term time only, 27.5 hours per week.

The Academy Council of St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy wishes to appoint a caring, reliable, calm, positive and skilled person to support the teaching of the curriculum through high‑quality assistance to our pupils within the classroom setting. In this role, you will use a creative and impactful approach, follow the specific direction of the class teacher and work effectively to improve learning for pupils, whilst enhancing their educational progress, personal experience and character development.

St Mary’s is a wonderful Catholic school enjoying an excellent reputation locally, where we have created a happy, successful and well‑resourced learning community. Our children are very well behaved and highly motivated and we love spending our days with them!

We are proud to be serving a richly diverse and inclusive community, inspired by our strong Catholic ethos and tradition which stretches back over 175 years. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual wanting to grow their skills, expand their experience and make a positive difference to the lives of children at our school.

Responsibilities

• Work with individual or groups of pupils to support learning as directed by the teacher, including intervention programmes as appropriate.
• Support working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Meet the personal and physical needs of pupils whilst encouraging their independence.
• Facilitate pupil access to specialist provision as indicated by the pupil’s IEP or EHCP.
• Develop a range of learning support materials and resources (adapting where appropriate for individual pupil needs) e.g., English and Maths.
• Work with individuals or groups of pupils in the use of IT to support learning.
• Monitor and give feedback on the progress of the pupils in regard to the objectives in their plan.

The successful candidates will be required to support the Catholic ethos and to make a contribution to the extended life of the school where possible. Any additional skills that can be offered should be mentioned in the application process.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS (formerly CRB) from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange this please contact Mrs Maseela on 01422 362365.

Closing Date: 12.00pm Friday 4th September 2026

Interviews: W/C 7th September 2026